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 Atlanta Housing President and CEO Terri Lee said Tuesday the agency would expand its down payment assistance program, raising the maximum award from $25,000 to $60,000 for certain, eligible homebuyers. —

Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 12 May 2026 Niebla-Machado gave the agent a firearm and a Dodge Ram pickup truck as a down payment for the kidnapping, according to court records. —

Kendrick Calfee may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026 Targeted down payment assistance for middle-income first-time buyers. —

Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 The Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation’s Homes for Texas Heroes program offers down payment help for teachers, police officers, corrections officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for down payment

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Noun

He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
While small companies going out of business and leaving some customers empty handed can happen, the transactions are typically for much smaller amounts, such as deposits on furniture, according to Rheingold.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026