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 Congress authorized a down payment on Golden Dome in July, the first piece of funding for what the White House says will cost $175 billion over the next three years. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025 If possible, open more accounts for specific targets, such as a vacation, a car, a child’s education, or a down payment on a house. True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 House Charlotte offers qualified first-time homebuyers several loan options that provide up to $80,000 in assistance for down payment, closing costs and interest rate buy-downs. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025 The $5 million will serve as a sort of down payment, and the commission will use tax-exempt bonds to finance the rest of the purchase. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for down payment
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Noun
  • Airways clogged with carbon deposits.
    Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The next step is to complete your first deposit with a secure payment method, like a credit card.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since that meeting, during which allies expressed optimism of a path forward on security guarantees, no progress has materialized.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Security guarantees for Ukraine must be part of any end to the war, and the guarantees must be real.
    Oleksandra Matviichuk, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payment. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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