Formal Word/ Phrase for "major chunk of"

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I want to write the following sentence:

The "major chunk of payments" under the conditional cash transfer scheme will be made when the child enters high school.

Since this is for an academic essay, I need to replace "major chunk of payments" with something more formal.

Some background: This scheme gives cash transfers at different stages of schooling,but the major payment is made on entering high school.

@CanisLupus Approx 90%. Should I just write it in terms of percentage only? — wdihtwtd26, Commented Jun 29, 2017 at 19:34
Concise works here:) It's an economics paper, so it won't look out of place. Thanks! But in general though, what could be a good substitute for this word in academic writing? — wdihtwtd26, Commented Jun 29, 2017 at 19:38

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-15 07:40:02Z

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Lion's share /noun

the largest part or share, especially a disproportionate portion.

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answered Jun 29, 2017 at 16:01

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Hellion · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-29 23:21:26Z

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If it's more than 50%, you can simply refer to it as "the majority"...

a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total
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To distinguish the amount of money paid from the number of payments made, you might want to call it the "payout" as opposed to the "payments":

The majority of the payout is made when the child enters high school.

answered Jun 29, 2017 at 23:21

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