down payment
noun
: a part of the full price paid at the time of purchase or delivery with the balance to be paid later
broadly
: the first step in a process
Examples of down payment in a Sentence
She made a 10 percent down payment on the car.
We put a down payment on the house.
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For example, if a house is priced at $100,000, the city would put up $10,000 of the $20,000 down payment.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
For many buyers, especially first-timers, saving for a down payment is often the biggest hurdle to homeownership.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The DeRises closed on the house on Halloween night in 2024 with a 15% down payment of $82,500.
—Celia Fernandez
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Rhiannon Do received most of the bribes via a high-paying job at Viet America Society and $350,000 for a down payment on a $1 million North Tustin home.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
For many buyers, especially first-timers, saving for a down payment is often the biggest hurdle to homeownership.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The DeRises closed on the house on Halloween night in 2024 with a 15% down payment of $82,500.
—Celia Fernandez
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Rhiannon Do received most of the bribes via a high-paying job at Viet America Society and $350,000 for a down payment on a $1 million North Tustin home.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for down payment
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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20payment. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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