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
Promoting, as well as targeting, Miami-Dade County’s down payment assistance resources toward middle-income earners can get would-be buyers over the initial lump-sum hump, said Buckley.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
One example cited by Pulte involved James helping her niece Shamice Thompson-Hairston with the down payment for a home in Norfolk, Virginia.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Making a 20% down payment helps in a number of ways.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
With savings and some family help, the millennial couple pieced together the roughly $110,000 needed for a down payment last summer on a three-bedroom Bridgeport home.
—Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
One example cited by Pulte involved James helping her niece Shamice Thompson-Hairston with the down payment for a home in Norfolk, Virginia.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Making a 20% down payment helps in a number of ways.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
With savings and some family help, the millennial couple pieced together the roughly $110,000 needed for a down payment last summer on a three-bedroom Bridgeport home.
—Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for down payment
Noun
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To clean food stains or mineral deposits, spray the area with a mixture of equal parts white vinegar and water.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Minimum deposit and balance requirements may vary depending on the investment vehicle selected.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under Venezuela’s constitution, such a declaration allows the government to suspend some guarantees for up to 90 days, renewable once, though basic rights such as life and protection from torture remain in place.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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For as good as the Cubs bullpen was Tuesday, the Padres bullpen, with a three-run lead against a whiff-happy lineup, was a guarantee that this series was going the distance.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payment. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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