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downpayment

downpayment is the alternative form of down payment.

Meaning of down payment

Noun

down payment (plural down payments)

  1. A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.
    Synonyms:
    deposit
  2. (broadly) Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.
    • Her parents considered her school tuition a down payment on her future.

Forms of downpayment

pluraldownpayments

Questions about downpayment

What is downpayment the alternative form of?
Downpayment is the alternative form of down payment.

Words near downpayment in the dictionary

  1. downpatch
  2. downpatched
  3. downpatches
  4. downpatching
  5. Downpatrick
  6. downpayment
  7. downpayments
  8. downpick
  9. downpicked
  10. downpicking
  11. downpicks

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