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down payment - 3 dictionary results

down payment

–noun
1. an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
2. any initial or partial payment, gift, favor, or recompense, as to reduce one's indebtedness or express one's obligation or gratitude: This gift is just a down payment for all the favors I owe you.
Also, down-payment.


Origin:
1925–30
down payment  
n.  A partial payment made at the time of purchase, with the balance to be paid later.

down payment

A payment in part made at the time of purchase of a good, with the promise to make full payment later.

Language Translation for : down payment
Spanish: entrada, pago inicial,
German: die Anzahlung,
Japanese: 頭金
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