عربون

Etymology
Borrowed from, in an other form , related to , such meanings of the root are suspected to have spread into Northwest Semitic from or natively derived from the , whence also comes , stemming from the presenting of gifts and pledging to return next time with another as a means of conducting business in gift economies, the common practice found among nomadic and tribal cultures who make transactions with other groups when they crossed at certain times and places as both were constantly shifting locations.



Noun

 * 1) down payment, earnest money, retainer, pledge