down payment
noun
: a part of the full price paid at the time of purchase or delivery with the balance to be paid later
broadly
: the first step in a process
Examples of down payment in a Sentence
She made a 10 percent down payment on the car.
We put a down payment on the house.
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The down payment amount is not listed.
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Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
The measurement assumes the buyer has a 20% down payment, which in this case would be $80,360.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Still, many savers may have a ways to go before their accounts grow enough to fund a home down payment.
—Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors say Rivera got an initial down payment of $5 million.
—Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
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Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
The measurement assumes the buyer has a 20% down payment, which in this case would be $80,360.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Still, many savers may have a ways to go before their accounts grow enough to fund a home down payment.
—Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors say Rivera got an initial down payment of $5 million.
—Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for down payment
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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20payment. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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