partial payment

Example Sentences

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They instead settled on partial payment, with the outstanding balance to be paid at a later date.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

After being assured the $10,000 was a partial payment, Evling said she would not take further action as long as she received a contract by May 15 for the remainder of the $85,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

They were declared bankrupt and had their assets seized last year in partial payment of the sum.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

The penalties in the case were initially announced as totaling $6 billion, but U.S. prosecutors agreed to accept partial payment of a forfeiture order, they said in court papers.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023

I had planned to offer him my two-dollar bill as a partial payment on the ticket, but now I could spend it on myself.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos