lok6 deng6落定

Jyutpinglok6 deng6

Yalelohk dehng

Rare

Definition

To pay a deposit or down payment.

colloquialmoneyshopping

How it's used

Focuses specifically on the act of securing a purchase or reservation by handing over money. While it functions as a verb, it is frequently used with the object 訂金 to clarify exactly what is being paid. It carries a sense of finality or commitment to a transaction that was previously under discussion.

Examples

nei5你lok6落deng6定zo2咗deng6訂gam1金mei6未aa4呀？

Have you paid the deposit yet?

ngo5我soeng2想maai5買le1呢bou6部ce1車，ting1聽jat6日heoi3去lok6落deng6定。

I want to buy this car, I'll go pay the deposit tomorrow.

Common phrases

lok6落deng6定deng6訂gam1金

to pay a deposit

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 落訂, which is a more common variant; both are acceptable, but 落訂 is slightly more frequent in casual speech. Avoid using it to mean 'to settle down' or 'to finalize' in a non-monetary sense, as those meanings are reserved for other expressions.