down payment

You will also have to liquidate at least a portion of your retirement savings to make a down payment on a property or buy something outright.

If you don’t, would you like to save money as a down payment for a home?

The car companies’ workaround had their financing arms enter contracts with dealers and make down payments.

They got me a loan to buy a house without a down payment.

The idea is that they may have received a break on the loan terms — a lower down payment required, or a lower interest rate charge — because lenders think kindlier of borrowers for primary residences.