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down payment

noun

Definition of down payment

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 Lenders also consider factors such as the borrower’s credit score, debt-to-income ratio and down payment, said Jeff DerGurahian, head economist at loanDepot. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Aim for a solid down payment of at least 5% for first-time home buyers. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 Closing costs are fees paid to finalize a mortgage and home sale, separate from the down payment. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 The Yale drama school graduate had purchased a one-bedroom apartment in the building in NoHo—in a 19th-century Neo-Grec former industrial space—after a role in Nora Ephron’s movie Mixed Nuts earned him enough money for a down payment. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for down payment

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Know More Tanzania has large offshore gas resources and deposits of minerals needed for the energy transition and digital infrastructure — such as copper, lithium, and cobalt — as well as precious metals and stones, including gold and diamonds.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Returns from bank deposits and bonds have declined amid tepid borrowing demand.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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Holding an election during the war would be unlawful and Ukraine would need security guarantees to allow for safe voting, Zelenskyy added.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Zelensky added that holding a vote during the war would be unlawful and that Ukraine would need security guarantees to allow people to vote safely.

— Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026