Thesaurus results for DOWN PAYMENT

down payment

noun

Definition of down payment

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 The program, slated to be administrated by the California Housing Finance Agency, directs the state to create a down payment assistance fund for middle-income homebuyers, with up to $25 billion in bonds. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 With housing costs a top concern among Californians, voters casting their ballots in the November election are considering a multi-billion dollar plan that aims to help prospective middle-class homebuyers by offering down payment assistance. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Several other lenders also offer down payment assistance to qualifying borrowers taking out conventional and FHA loans. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 On top of that, a down payment on a luxury condo can tie up millions of dollars. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for down payment

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Its champions, branded Baptists for their emphasis on beta-amyloid deposits, marshalled plenty of supporting evidence.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
However, the benefit must generally be purchased within 20 days of the initial trip deposit, and other conditions apply.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of deposit

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These products are more complex than basic term insurance, though, so buyers should carefully review policy illustrations, guarantees, fees and potential cash value performance before purchasing.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
But there’s no guarantee that individual vibe-coders using Claude would be so careful with their efforts, even with Anthropic guardrails against IP theft in place.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026