lump sum

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lump sum

noun lump sums · lumpsome

  1. A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments. When he retired, he received a lump sum plus a pension.

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noun large one-time payment

Españolsuma a tocateja, paco, cartapaso, purruchada
한국어일시불 ilsibul
日本語一時金 ichijikin
中文一次性付款 yīcìxìng fùkuǎn
Portuguêsentrada
Françaissomme forfaitaire
DeutschPauschale, Pauschbetrag, Pauschalbetrag
Italianoforfettario
Românăsumă forfetară, sumă paușală
Русскийпауша́льная paušálʹnaja, пауша́льная су́мма paušálʹnaja súmma, единовре́менная вы́плата jedinovrémennaja výplata
العربيةدفعة واحدة

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@misc{lump_sum_2026,
  title = {lump sum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lump%20sum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}