Thesaurus results for DOWN PAYMENT

down payment

noun

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. —

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 See All Example Sentences for down payment

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Rabell was pressured to sign money transfers and a power of attorney document and pay a $2,000 deposit to an owner, adult protective investigator Eneida Senrra said under oath to Gardner, the Inspector General investigator.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
With Kitty's heart (and deposit) set on New York University, the pair, particularly Min Ho, still have a lot left to sort out.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026