# Prepayment

> A prepayment is an amount paid before the goods or service is received, either all of it or part of it.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/glossary/prepayment

A prepayment is an amount paid before the goods or service is received, either all of it or part of it.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## What it means for a shop owner

If you pay it to a supplier it is money he owes you in goods, and if you receive it from a customer it is something you owe until you deliver. Do not count it as revenue before delivery. Keep a clear receipt.

## A worked example

A customer prepays 300 on an order of 1000. 700 remains at delivery, and the 300 is not yet profit.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/glossary/prepayment
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/glossary/prepayment

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