Без предоплаты бронь не действует.

Without a prepayment, the reservation is not valid.

Breakdown of Без предоплаты бронь не действует.

• не: not
• без: without
• действовать: to be valid
• бронь: the reservation

Questions & Answers about Без предоплаты бронь не действует.

Why is it предоплаты and not предоплата after без?

Because без always requires the genitive case.

• предоплата = prepayment, advance payment
• Genitive singular: предоплаты

So:

• без предоплаты = without prepayment

This is a very common pattern in Russian:

• без сахара = without sugar
• без воды = without water
• без паспорта = without a passport

So the grammar here is completely regular.

What exactly does предоплата mean?

Предоплата means prepayment, advance payment, or sometimes a deposit paid in advance.

It is built from:

• пред- = before, in advance
• оплата = payment

So предоплата is money paid before the full service is provided.

Depending on context, English translations could be:

• prepayment
• advance payment
• deposit

But the exact English wording depends on the business situation.

What does бронь mean? Is it the normal word for reservation?