down payment

noun

an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.

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-pay·ment.

Origin:
1925–30

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down payment

—n
	the deposit paid on an item purchased on hire-purchase, mortgage, etc

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Cultural Dictionary

down payment definition

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

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Example sentences

He qualified for government insurance, which meant he needed only a small down

payment.

Six years should be the max length of a car loan and there needs to be

increasing down payment requirements for longer loans.

But the purchase of instant fame requires a down payment.

My parents paid for my college and helped me with my first down payment.

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