How to Use down payment in a Sentence

down payment

noun
  • We put a down payment on the house.
  • She made a 10 percent down payment on the car.
  • Need help with home down payments?
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Coming up with the cash for a down payment is not easy.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
  • That down payment on the house kind of emptied us out.
    — Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Enough to put a down payment on a smoothie.
    — Swan Huntley, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
  • Need help coming up with a down payment?
    — Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
  • This trip could be seen as a down payment on his intent.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The second loan would fund the down payment on the first loan.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The down payment amount is not listed.
    — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Will their kids have enough money for down payment on their first home?
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The loans could be used to help with down payments and closing costs.
    — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Think of this column as my down payment, just a small one, on both tasks.
    — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Cut those out of a budget and for many a down payment wouldn’t be out of reach.
    — WSJ, 10 Jan. 2023
  • This would free up your credit and help you with the down payment on your new home.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Who made the down payment, paid the bills, and made the repairs will be looked at.
    — Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Mar. 2022
  • My parents gifted us part of the down payment for our home.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Her goal now is to save money for a down payment for a small apartment.
    — New York Times, 18 June 2021
  • Making a small down payment is seen as a good-faith gesture.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Workers can even live in that home while saving for the down payment.
    — jsonline.com, 25 June 2020
  • The amount of your down payment depends on your finances and your lender.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
  • That includes wire fraud, such as attempts to steal a down payment.
    — Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Bring in two box fans and get a thousand dollars off the down payment on a car.
    — Byron Tate, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2021
  • Some even went out and put the extra cash toward a down payment on a new or used car.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The $40 million is a down payment.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 May 2026
  • Appliances, a car, help with the down payment.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • First-time home buyers can get a home loan with as little as a 3% down payment.
    — Shashank Shekhar, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Still, many savers may have a ways to go before their accounts grow enough to fund a home down payment.
    — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Still, many savers may have a ways to go before their accounts grow enough to fund a home down payment.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Consumers make a small down payment at the time of purchase and receive the item.
    — Meg Nakamura, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021

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