English
Noun
down payment (plural down payments )
( law , finance ) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.
( by extension ) Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.
2009 , February 5, Barack Obama, My Door is Always Open
After decades of empty rhetoric, that's the down payment that we need on energy independence.
2009 April 4, Barack Obama, NATO summit
These commitments of troops, trainers, and civilians represent a strong down payment on the future of our mission in Afghanistan and on the future of NATO.
Synonyms
Translations
payment representing a fraction of the price
Arabic:
Egyptian Arabic: عربون m ( ʕarbūn )
Tunisian Arabic: عربون
Chinese:
Mandarin: 首付 (zh) ( shǒufù ) , 首付款 (zh) ( shǒufùkuǎn ) , 頭期款 / 头期款 ( tóuqīkuǎn ) , 头期款 ( tóuqīkuǎn ) , 預付 定金 / 预付 定金 ( yùfù dìngjīn ) , 预付 定金 ( yùfù dìngjīn )
Danish: udbetaling c
Dutch: aanbetaling (nl)
Finnish: ennakkomaksu (fi) , käsiraha (fi)
French: premier acompte m , versement initial m , acompte (fr) m
German: Anzahlung (de) f
Greek: προκαταβολή (el) f ( prokatavolí )
Indonesian: uang muka (id) , panjar (id) , persekot (id)
Italian: acconto (it) m
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Korean: 계약금 ( gyeyakgeum ) , 착수금 (ko) ( chaksugeum )
Latin: arrabō m
Maori: moni tāpui
Portuguese: entrada (pt) f , sinal (pt) m
Russian: пе́рвый взнос m ( pérvyj vznos ) , первонача́льный платёж m ( pervonačálʹnyj platjóž ) , ава́нс (ru) m ( aváns )
Spanish: ( Spain ) entrada (es) f , ( Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru ) cuota inicial f , ( Chile ) pie (es) m , ( Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua ) prima (es) f , ( Guatemala, Mexico ) enganche (es) m , ( Argentina ) boleto (es) m , ( Panama ) abono inicial m , ( Puerto Rico ) pronto pago m , ( Venezuela ) inicial (es) f
Swedish: handpenning (sv) c
Tagalog: pauna , paunang bayad
Turkish: depozit (tr) , depozito (tr)
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any initial commitment
Chinese:
Mandarin: 最初 承諾 / 最初 承诺 ( zuìchū chéngnuò ) , 最初 承诺 ( zuìchū chéngnuò )
Finnish: ennakkosuoritus
French: acompte (fr) m , arrhes (fr) f pl
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