Thesaurus results for DOWN PAYMENT

down payment

noun

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 That measurement also assumes the buyer has a 20% down payment, which in this case would be $80,060. —

Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026 Still, many savers may have a ways to go before their accounts grow enough to fund a home down payment. —

ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026 The massive down payment required for elevated home prices remains a significant barrier to most workers despite slightly lower monthly mortgage payments. —

Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026 While many renters aspire to homeownership, most say buying today would be difficult, with the cost of a down payment as the primary barrier. —

Jennifer Tescher, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for down payment

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In early 2021, the National Securities Clearing Corporation demanded a $3 billion collateral deposit.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
For now, Californians can reserve an Afeela 1 for a $200 deposit.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026