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.

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for down payments
Noun
  • In 1882, major silver deposits were discovered in the Red Mountain Mining District, south of Ouray.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Like the wavy structures of a coral reef, layered deposits in the Arabia Terra region of Mars showcase the planet's strange beauty and even stranger past.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Aware of women’s electoral weight, activists are seeking to leverage that power to seek guarantees that such promises will not later be shelved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In addition, workers also secured minimum-hour guarantees, pay for all hours worked, and overtime protections including holidays and sixth and seventh workdays.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Down payments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payments. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!