down payment

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 Now, Hodge plans to use the prize for a down payment on a house, according to lottery officials. Natalie Demaree, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2025 One major hurdle is the high down payment required, especially when the bank’s economic value calculation is significantly lower than the purchase price. Cory Albert, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 According to Griffith, this is a segment of buyers who may still be financing part of their purchase, and probably pulling money out of the stock market as well for down payments. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 7 May 2025 The deal requires a minimum down payment of 15% plus applicable taxes and fees. Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for down payment
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Noun
  • Full legal name Birthdate Home address Geolocation of your device Initial cash deposit Bank account and routing number Bonus bets will arrive in your account after your bet settles and will stay available to you for seven (7) days.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
  • Back in April, the central bank had cut its deposit facility rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Rings of Power, for instance, was not officially renewed for months and months when season 3 was supposedly going to be a guarantee initially.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • There were few strings attached: the U.S. Small Business Administration offered full guarantees to borrowers and agreed to forgive the loans approved by banks as long as they were used for paying employee wages and other overhead costs.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025

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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payment. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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