downpayment

down payment

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Definitions of downpayment word

noun downpayment an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc. 1
noun downpayment any initial or partial payment, gift, favor, or recompense, as to reduce one's indebtedness or express one's obligation or gratitude: This gift is just a down payment for all the favors I owe you. 1
noun downpayment Alternative form of down payment. 1

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Origin of downpayment

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Downpayment

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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downpayment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

downpayment usage trend in Literature

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