Abono meaning: advance the cash, in English, Tagalog, Bisaya and Ilonggo
Who pays for the groceries first — you, or the person buying? “Abono” is that awkward question. Here is what it really means, and how shopping money is meant to work so nobody is out of pocket.
Bisaya: Abono: sa HazzaHub, imo nang gi-andam ang kwarta sa palit — dili mag-abono ang Hopper.
Tagalog: Abono: sa HazzaHub, nakalaan na ang pera sa bibilhin — hindi mag-aabono ang Hopper.
What abono means (English, Tagalog, Bisaya, Ilonggo)
Abono (from Spanish) means to advance or front money — to pay for something now so it can be paid back later. It is the same word abono in Tagalog, in Bisaya (Cebuano) and in Ilonggo (Hiligaynon). In a pabili, abono usually means the person buying covers the cost of the items first, out of their own pocket, and waits to be reimbursed.
How abono works on HazzaHub (so no one is out of pocket)
On HazzaHub a Hopper does not have to abono. When you post a Buy for me (pabili), you set the shopping money — the most the items may cost. With E-wallet that amount is held safely before the Hopper shops, so they spend your money, not theirs, and your Hopper never covers the difference. If the items cost less, the rest comes back to you.
How it works
1. Open HazzaHub and choose Buy for me. 2. List what to buy and set the shopping money (the most it may cost). 3. Set your price for the trip. 4. A Hopper buys it with the held money and brings it to your gate.
What it costs
You set the price. The app suggests ₱20 for an errand inside your own barangay and ₱30 to another barangay, each covering the first 3 km of road, then ₱22 per km by day (₱27 per km from 6 pm to 6 am). Customers pay no booking fee. The items are paid at cost from the shopping money.
Good to know
If a store price is higher than expected, the Hopper checks with you in the app before buying — nobody has to abono the gap.
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