外贸“定金”与“订金”的区别:协议菲律宾使馆认证

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定金是指当事人约定由一方向对方给付的，作为债权担保的一定数额的货币，它属于一种法律上的担保方式，目的在于促使债务人履行债务，保障债权人的债权得以实现。签合同时，对定金必需以书面形式进行约定，同时还应约定定金的数额和交付期限。

Foreign trade "deposit" and "deposit" the difference

Deposit is to show party agreement pays by one to the other party, regard creditor's right as the monetary of certain amount of guarantee, it belongs to a kind of legal guarantee means, the purpose is to urge debtor to perform debt, the creditor's right that safeguards creditor can realize. When signing a contract, the deposit must be agreed in written form, also should agree on the amount of deposit and delivery time.

给付定金一方如果不履行债务，无权要求另一方返还定金；接受定金的一方如果不履行债务，需向另一方双倍返还债务。债务人履行债务后，依照约定，定金应抵作价款或者收回。

If the party paying the deposit fails to perform its obligations, it has no right to ask the other party to return the deposit; If the party receiving the deposit fails to pay the debt, it shall repay the other party twice as much. After the obligor has performed its obligation, the deposit shall be set off against the price or recovered in accordance with the agreement.

相比之下，订金虽不是法律上的“定金”，但在签合同时，却经常使用。一字之差，意思大相径庭。合同中，如果写的是“订金”，一方违约，另一方无权要求其双倍返还，只能得到原额。