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 situation has grown so dire some potential buyers are looking to their parents to pay their down payment.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
In Overland Park, Driven Development proposes a rent-to-own model, where Driven Development would set the rent and save a portion of it to later help residents with a down payment.
—Taylor O’Connor 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
That money is supposed to be deployed for things like the construction of affordable or workforce housing, rehabilitation of existing housing, and down payment assistance for homebuyers.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
The down payment amount is not listed.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
In Overland Park, Driven Development proposes a rent-to-own model, where Driven Development would set the rent and save a portion of it to later help residents with a down payment.
—Taylor O’Connor 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
That money is supposed to be deployed for things like the construction of affordable or workforce housing, rehabilitation of existing housing, and down payment assistance for homebuyers.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
The down payment amount is not listed.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for down payment
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Formations like Bender’s Cave are routinely filled with running streams that fluctuate in depth depending on recent rainfall, flooding, and sinkhole deposits.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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The school changed its billing methods in 2020 to make parents use electronic bank deposits instead of credit cards.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Cuban-American entrepreneurs cited the lack of legal guarantees for investing in Cuba under current laws as one key concern holding up any desire to contribute to economic progress on the island.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the late 19th century, the Supreme Court clarified that the guarantee extends to the children of immigrants.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payment. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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