临时付款 meaning in Chinese

interim payment
provisional payment

If a claim for the compensation for death is to be determined by the commissioner , the spouse ( not including the cohabitee ) of the deceased employee may apply to the commissioner for determination on the interim payments while pending determination on the compensation for death
倘死亡补偿的申索将会由处长裁定，则已故雇员的配偶（不包括同居伴侣）在等候死亡补偿的裁定时，可向处长提出申请，要求处长就临时付款作出裁定。