递延收入 / 预收收入:指企业已经收到(或应收)客户支付的款项,但相关商品或服务尚未交付完成,因此在会计上先确认为负债;待履约后再转为收入。(也常被称为 unearned revenue)
/dɪˈfɝːd ˈrɛv.ə.njuː/
The gym recorded the annual membership fee as deferred revenue.
健身房把年度会员费记作递延收入(预收收入)。
Because the company sells multi-year software subscriptions, a large portion of cash receipts is initially booked as deferred revenue and recognized over time as the service is delivered.
由于公司销售多年期软件订阅,收到的大部分现金最初会记为递延收入,并在服务逐步交付的过程中分期确认为收入。
deferred 来自拉丁语 differre(“推迟、延后”),强调“把确认时间往后放”;revenue 来自古法语 revenue(“回流、所得”),与“收入、进款”相关。合在一起,字面含义就是“延后确认的收入”。