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 Low supply amounts to higher home prices (and down payment requirements), while higher interest rates raise borrowing costs (and monthly payments). — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026 Increasing your down payment and obtaining preapproval before house hunting may also boost your chances of approval. — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 Rhiannon Do received a high-paying job at Viet America Society plus $350,000 for a down payment on a $1 million North Tustin home. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026 However, when the government enacted its emergency student loan pause, the couple started putting that money toward a down payment on a home and were able to save about $100,000. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for down payment

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Noun

The bank then converts that spending into market share gains across deposits, credit cards, capital markets and banking.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
These credit cards are opened with a one-time deposit that serves as collateral.

— Adriana Morga, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026