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 Harris’ plan includes providing up to $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, which her campaign estimates could help approximately 4 million Americans secure homes over the next four years. Nik Popli, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024 Harris also discussed some of her economic plans, including $25,000 in down payment assistance, a $6,000 child tax credit for new parents, and expanding Medicare to cover home health care for seniors. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024 Kamala Harris aims to build on this record with child tax credits, down payment assistance for first-time home buyers, tax breaks for small businesses, modest tax increases for the wealthy, and a federal ban on price gouging for groceries. Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024 That includes proposals to boost assistance for down payments on homes and expanding the child tax credit. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for down payment 

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“Down payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20payment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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