How to Use down payment in a Sentence

down payment

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  • We put a down payment on the house.
  • She made a 10 percent down payment on the car.
  • Cut those out of a budget and for many a down payment wouldn’t be out of reach.
    — WSJ, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The Madonias put the down payment on the lot last year — a time when home prices were soaring.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The couple wired the down payment, their savings, to crooks.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
  • The higher the down payment, for example, the less time the duration tends to take.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The woman plans to use the money to put a down payment on a house and then save the rest, officials said.
    — Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
  • The goal is for families to move in and save up enough money for a down payment on a new home.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024
  • That includes wire fraud, such as attempts to steal a down payment.
    — Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Moore had made a down payment on a mobile home in Auburn Hills and was planning to move there with her son.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
  • First-time home buyers can get a home loan with as little as a 3% down payment.
    — Shashank Shekhar, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The couple each owned 50% of the house, but Robertson put down all of the $1.8-million down payment, according to the suit.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • Smaller down payments, on the other hand, mean more risk for the lender and higher rates for you as a result.
    — Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 5 Oct. 2023
  • At the start, many of the potential tenants couldn’t make the down payment required to live at Brookside.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Well, Rhode Island did a lot better than a down payment.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
  • As a result, the dealer can use that money toward the down payment on your car.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The money can go to buy down mortgage rates or help with down payments and closing costs.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
  • The larger your down payment on a new car, the lower your monthly payments will be.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The average down payment for a new vehicle climbed to a record of $6,956 in the first three months, Edmunds said.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • When the informant told him the device would cost about $120, Smith handed over a down payment.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024
  • That money could serve as a down payment, and if more is needed, Congress could step in.
    — Mike Smith, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2022
  • But in a growing number of cities, that would only cover the down payment.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 July 2024
  • On average, shoppers save up less than a year for a down payment.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2023
  • This sometimes comes in the form of rent assistance, living at home for longer, or help with a down payment.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
  • The average down payment has risen since the pandemic, along with home prices.
    — Veronica Dagher, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • County Manager Shayne Scott said the down payment will come from that bond.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • So it’s alleged that C S J owner Camino gave cursing her $4,000 for a car lease down payment, and that bids were.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • The size of the down payment on your new home also plays an important role in your interest rate.
    — Mia Taylor, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The down payment gift from Park’s parents allowed the couple to save a small nest egg for home improvement projects.
    — Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Between the lines: Some home buyers, particularly first-timers, will balk at paying a commission, on top of a down payment and other costs.
    — Sami Sparber, Axios, 13 July 2024

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