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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It’s been reported that more than 30% of millennial and Gen Z homeowners received down payment assistance from their parents.
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Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2024
Between the lines: Some home buyers, particularly first-timers, will balk at paying a broker fee, on top of a down payment and other costs.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 13 July 2024
The couple wired the down payment, their savings, to crooks.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
The characters have jobs, not careers, let alone down payments for property.
—Jeremy Atherton Lin, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
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Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2024
Between the lines: Some home buyers, particularly first-timers, will balk at paying a broker fee, on top of a down payment and other costs.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 13 July 2024
The couple wired the down payment, their savings, to crooks.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
The characters have jobs, not careers, let alone down payments for property.
—Jeremy Atherton Lin, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
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