as in deposit
a first payment that you make when you buy something with an agreement to pay the rest later
She made a 10 percent down payment on the car. We put a down payment on the house.
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Recent Examples of down payment
There was a considerable down payment of pain made to underwrite such posterity.
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James Wolcott, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Those families made down payments on houses that were never built.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The up-leg requires a minimum of a 25% down payment.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
The significant financial advantage of co-buying a home might seem like a sweet deal, especially for people with insufficient funds for a down payment.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
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James Wolcott, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Those families made down payments on houses that were never built.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The up-leg requires a minimum of a 25% down payment.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
The significant financial advantage of co-buying a home might seem like a sweet deal, especially for people with insufficient funds for a down payment.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for down payment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for down payment
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This deposit in northeastern Brazil is known for exceptional fossil preservation and is housed at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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Investors appeared to focus on record quarterly loan production of $1.4 billion and deposit growth of $635.5 million.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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As president, Joe Biden also attempted to bring the Saudis into the fold in exchange for U.S. security guarantees and a civil nuclear program, but the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza complicated those efforts.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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Security questions: Ukraine has dropped its key demand that the US provides security guarantees as part of this agreement.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payment. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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