down payment

Example Sentences

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Gen Caine said the $1.5tn "represents a historic down payment for future security" that would allow the US to get ahead of fast-evolving technology.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

People have to consider the size of their down payment, income, debts — and also their credit score.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

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

Note: Assumes a 20% down payment and a 33% debt-to-income ratio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

As though they had a new refrigerator in their drawing room, and a down payment on a DDA flat.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy