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accelerate payment

[ækˈsɛləreɪt ˈpeɪmənt]
verb phrase
acelerar o pagamento
1. To speed up or advance the timing of a payment, making it due sooner than originally scheduled
The company decided to accelerate payment to suppliers to improve business relationships.
A empresa decidiu acelerar o pagamento aos fornecedores para melhorar as relações comerciais.
2. To increase the rate at which payments are made
They accelerated payment of their mortgage to reduce interest costs.
Eles aceleraram o pagamento da hipoteca para reduzir os custos de juros.
Synonyms
expedite paymentspeed up paymenthasten paymentadvance paymentpay early
Antonyms
delay paymentdefer paymentpostpone paymentslow down payment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
acelerar o pagamento
Standard usage in business and financial contexts
São Paulo
acelerar o pagamento
Common in corporate and banking sectors
Portugal
acelerar o pagamento
Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

pay ahead of schedule
move up the payment date
bring forward a payment
clear a debt faster
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