Collocation
pay in advance
Definition
to pay before you receive a product, service, or before an event happens
'pay in advance' is a common English collocation. to pay before you receive a product, service, or before an event happens
pay + in advance
“You need to pay in advance to reserve the room.”
Examples
- To secure your booking, you must _____ in advance.
- We had to _____ in advance for the concert tickets.
- If you _____ in advance, you’ll get a small discount.
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- The landlord asked us to _____ in advance for the first month’s rent.
- Customers are required to _____ in advance for custom-made orders.
- I already _____ in advance, so I just need to pick up the package.
- You don’t have to _____ in advance; you can pay on the day.
- They wouldn’t start the work until we _____ in advance.
- Because it’s a busy season, we recommend you _____ in advance to avoid losing your spot.