down payment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.
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(broadly) Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.
Her parents considered her school tuition a down payment on her future.
After all, when you buy a car, you're making a large down payment on future journeys - buying an annual rail pass or railcard should be no different.
2022 March 9, Ben Jones, “RAIL Supplement: Return Ticket”, in RAIL, number 952, page 26 (supplement):2009 April 4, Barack Obama, NATO summit These commitments of troops, trainers, and civilians represent a strong down payment on the future of our mission in Afghanistan and on the future of NATO.
After decades of empty rhetoric, that's the down payment that we need on energy independence.
2009 February 5, Barack Obama, My Door is Always Open:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| down payments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
advance payment · up-front money · front money
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (68)
de Anzahlung (payment representing a fraction of the price) · pt entrada (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es enganche (payment representing a fraction of the price) · ko 착수금 (payment representing a fraction of the price) · az beh (payment representing a fraction of the price) · fr arrhes (any initial commitment) · tr pey (payment representing a fraction of the price) · fr acompte (payment representing a fraction of the price) · ja 頭金 (payment representing a fraction of the price) · aeb عربون (payment representing a fraction of the price) · ru первонача́льный платёж (payment representing a fraction of the price) · id uang muka (payment representing a fraction of the price) · pt sinal (payment representing a fraction of the price) · id persekot (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es pronto pago (payment representing a fraction of the price) · fi ennakkomaksu (payment representing a fraction of the price) · tl pauna (payment representing a fraction of the price) · sv avbetalning (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es down payment (daum péiment) (payment representing a fraction of the price) · ca bestreta (payment representing a fraction of the price) · pt arras penitenciais (payment representing a fraction of the price) · eo ekpago (payment representing a fraction of the price) · pt garantia (any initial commitment) · fi käsiraha (payment representing a fraction of the price) · cmn 首付 (payment representing a fraction of the price) · tr depozito (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es arras (payment representing a fraction of the price) · ru пе́рвый взнос (payment representing a fraction of the price) · pl przedpłata (payment representing a fraction of the price) · el προκαταβολή (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es caparra (payment representing a fraction of the price) · tl paunang bayad (payment representing a fraction of the price) · cmn 首付款 (payment representing a fraction of the price) · nl aanbetaling (payment representing a fraction of the price) · fi ennakkosuoritus (any initial commitment) · es inicial (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es pie (payment representing a fraction of the price) · id panjar (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es entrada (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es boleto (payment representing a fraction of the price) · fr acompte (any initial commitment) · da udbetaling (payment representing a fraction of the price) · ko 계약금 (payment representing a fraction of the price) · la arrabō (payment representing a fraction of the price) · cmn 頭期款 /头期款 (payment representing a fraction of the price) · cmn 預付定金 /预付定金 (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es prima (payment representing a fraction of the price) · ca dipòsit (any initial commitment) · de Startinvestition (any initial commitment) · es pago inicial (payment representing a fraction of the price) · cmn 最初承諾 /最初承诺 (any initial commitment) · ca garantia (any initial commitment) · fr premier acompte (payment representing a fraction of the price) · ru ава́нс (payment representing a fraction of the price) · vi tiền cọc (payment representing a fraction of the price) · yi אַדרויף (payment representing a fraction of the price) · it acconto (payment representing a fraction of the price) · tr depozit (payment representing a fraction of the price) · arz عربون (payment representing a fraction of the price) · izh käsiraha (payment representing a fraction of the price) · sv handpenning (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es cuota inicial (payment representing a fraction of the price) · mi moni tāpui (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es adelanto (payment representing a fraction of the price) · pl zapewnienie (any initial commitment) · fr versement initial (payment representing a fraction of the price) · es abono inicial (payment representing a fraction of the price) · is útborgun (payment representing a fraction of the price)