down payments

plural of down payment
as in deposits
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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Noun
  • Relatives, employers, philanthropists, government organizations and charitable groups can make deposits, including company stock, into the accounts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Uzbekistan holds vast deposits of rare earths and critical minerals, while neighboring Kazakhstan is the world’s leading producer of uranium, accounting for 40% of supplies.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The guarantees apply only to specific properties, inputs, and assumptions described in each proof.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow has also noted the prospect of French or British nuclear guarantees extending to European states and nonnuclear European capitals considering the development of nuclear options of their own.
    — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Down payments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payments. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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