down payment
Example Sentences
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It’s a car today, a down payment tomorrow, and so on.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
If the loan is for a down payment, be honest with the mortgage provider and have a formal agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
To fund the purchase, he wants the parents to sell their current home for $620,000 and cash out their $600,000 brokerage account, giving him roughly $1.1 million for the down payment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The median down payment in January of this year was $23,053, according to Realtor.com.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
If I worked two jobs and we did not have to pay rent, we could save enough money for a down payment in no time.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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