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.
Recent Examples on the Web
It’s come a long way since it was founded in 1933 by James Ryder with a single Model A Ford truck and a $35 down payment.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Cash-on-Cash Return Initial cash investment (down payment) = $50,000.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Trump Mobile smartphone will cost $499, including a $100 down payment.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 June 2025
Viet America Society kicked money back to Do through payments to his daughter, Rhiannon, who received most of the bribes via a high-paying job at Viet America Society and $350,000 for the down payment on a $1 million Tustin home.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Cash-on-Cash Return Initial cash investment (down payment) = $50,000.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Trump Mobile smartphone will cost $499, including a $100 down payment.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 June 2025
Viet America Society kicked money back to Do through payments to his daughter, Rhiannon, who received most of the bribes via a high-paying job at Viet America Society and $350,000 for the down payment on a $1 million Tustin home.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
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 2 Jul. 2025.
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