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down payment
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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.
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Origin of down payment
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby down payment
down one's alley, down one's neck, down one's nose, down on one's luck, Downpatrick, down payment, downpipe, downplay, downpour, down quark, downrange
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British Dictionary definitions for down payment
down payment
noun
the deposit paid on an item purchased on hire-purchase, mortgage, etc
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Cultural definitions for down payment
down payment
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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