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
Buying comes with costs to get in—down payment, closing costs, moving—and costs to get out (real estate commissions, moving).
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Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026
For example, San Diego, which ranked eighth on the list, boasts a robust job market and high quality of living, but saving for a down payment on a home can take upward of a decade.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
That down payment on the house kind of emptied us out.
—Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
That means that a home listed at $1.5 million sold for $150,000 more on average — more than a down payment in most of the country.
—Christian Leonard, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026
For example, San Diego, which ranked eighth on the list, boasts a robust job market and high quality of living, but saving for a down payment on a home can take upward of a decade.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
That down payment on the house kind of emptied us out.
—Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
That means that a home listed at $1.5 million sold for $150,000 more on average — more than a down payment in most of the country.
—Christian Leonard, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for down payment
Noun
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Your loan processor must track the paper trail of any large deposits, say more than a paycheck.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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After completing the deal, First Citizens’ first goal was to get bankers working with their clients in a bid to stabilize the loss of deposits, rather than worry about integration, Cadieux said.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Right now, there are no consistent guarantees.—
Rep. Nick Menapace,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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However, the platform charges a 20% commission from the rental, which goes toward covering insurance and guarantees, customer support and user verification.—
Emily Canal,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payment. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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