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
What's next: Younger people are increasingly banking on family money for down payments, Redfin research shows.
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Sami Sparber, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
But for those looking for a smaller down payment, fractional ownership of vacation properties is also a common type of citizenship by investment scheme.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
That's where programs like down payment assistance can lend a hand to Detroiters who want to become homeowners.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
For example, Harris has proposed giving $25,000 in down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sami Sparber, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
But for those looking for a smaller down payment, fractional ownership of vacation properties is also a common type of citizenship by investment scheme.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
That's where programs like down payment assistance can lend a hand to Detroiters who want to become homeowners.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
For example, Harris has proposed giving $25,000 in down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for down payment
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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payment. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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