down payment

Example Sentences

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He has long maintained that his company, which started in 2011 and offered mortgages for as little as a 1% down payment, has not preyed on its customers.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Her parents saved for three years to get their down payment together.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Once the crypto assets have been pledged for the down payment, the homeowner can’t trade them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

This might be a program where a renter stays for an agreed number of years in return for a lump sum at the end of the tenancy that can be put toward a down payment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Standing on her feet all day in the sweltering laundry was an opportunity if the tumbled military uniforms bought new school clothes, if each sock made a down payment on her children’s college educations.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly