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down payment
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down payment
(noun)
down payment
noun
plural
down payments
down payment
noun
plural
down payments
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOWN PAYMENT
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:
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/made a
down payment
on the house.
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