partial payment

Example Sentences

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The electricity is now back on at her home in Greenwood Lake, New York, after a local non-profit helped reach an agreement with the utility to accept a partial payment.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

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

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

Thompson has made partial payment on her bill but is unable to cover the entire cost, according to the suit.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2022

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