pay in advance

基本解釋

But with many travel companies cutting prices at the last minute, early booking can penalize consumers who pay in advance.
隨著越來越多旅游企業(yè)在最后一刻實(shí)行降價，提早預(yù)訂的客戶有可能反遭損失。
But if they pay in advance it isn't until they get the renewal bill at the end of the year that they realize how much money they've 'wasted' and by then they are out of the habit of exercising.
但是，如果他們是提前一次付清的話，他們只能到年底看到帳單時才會意識到自己浪費(fèi)了多少錢，而那時支付者已經(jīng)沒有鍛鍊的習(xí)慣了。
Better to pay in advance.
最好還是提前付錢給他們。

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People were interested in their product, and were willing to pay in advance.
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Prices for customers who make few calls and pay in advance are reasonable.
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