lump sum

noun

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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Meanings

nounlump sum (plural lump sums)

plural lump sums · alternative 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
balloon payment

Translations

Arabic دفعة واحدة
  • دفعة واحدةlarge one-time payment
Chinese Mandarin 一次性付款
  • 一次性付款 (yīcìxìng fùkuǎn)large one-time payment
Finnish kertamaksu, kertakorvaus
  • kertamaksularge one-time payment
  • kertakorvauslarge one-time payment
  • kertakaikkinen maksularge one-time payment
  • kertakaikkinen korvauslarge one-time payment
  • könttäsummalarge one-time payment
French somme forfaitaire
  • somme forfaitairelarge one-time payment
German Pauschale, Pauschbetrag
  • Pauschalelarge one-time payment
  • Pauschbetraglarge one-time payment
  • Pauschalbetraglarge one-time payment
Hungarian egyösszegű kifizetés/fizetség
  • egyösszegű kifizetés/fizetséglarge one-time payment
Italian forfettario
  • forfettariolarge one-time payment
Japanese 一時金
  • 一時金 (ichijikin)large one-time payment
Korean 일시불
  • 일시불 (ilsibul)large one-time payment
Norwegian engangssum
  • engangssumlarge one-time payment
Polish ryczałt
  • ryczałtlarge one-time payment
Portuguese entrada
  • entradalarge one-time payment
Romanian sumă forfetară, sumă paușală
  • sumă forfetarălarge one-time payment
  • sumă paușalălarge one-time payment
Russian пауша́льная, пауша́льная су́мма
  • пауша́льная (paušálʹnaja)large one-time payment
  • пауша́льная су́мма (paušálʹnaja súmma)large one-time payment
  • единовре́менная вы́плата (jedinovrémennaja výplata)large one-time payment
Spanish suma a tocateja, paco
  • suma a tocatejalarge one-time payment
  • pacolarge one-time payment
  • cartapasolarge one-time payment
  • purruchadalarge one-time payment
Swedish klumpsumma
  • klumpsummalarge one-time payment
Thai เงินก้อน
  • เงินก้อนlarge one-time payment
Cite this entry
APA

lump sum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lump%20sum

MLA

“lump sum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lump%20sum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lump sum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lump%20sum.

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