垫款 Traditional form: 墊款 Pinyin (reading): diànkuǎn Definitions: advance (of funds) Characters: 垫 - cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another 款 - funds, payment; item, article Traditional characters: 墊 - cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another 款 - funds, payment; item, article