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A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance, law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deposit
Antonyms: none provided
Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
- Her parents considered her school tuition a down payment on her future.
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deposit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: payment
Narrower terms: margin, security deposit
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
عربون
(ʕarbūn)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Tunisian Arabic:
عربون
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Azerbaijani:
beh
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Catalan:
bestreta
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Chinese Mandarin:
首付
(shǒufù)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Chinese Mandarin:
首付款
(shǒufùkuǎn)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Chinese Mandarin:
頭期款 /头期款
(tóuqīkuǎn)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Chinese Mandarin:
預付定金 /预付定金
(yùfù dìngjīn)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Danish:
udbetaling
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Dutch:
aanbetaling
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Finnish:
ennakkomaksu
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Finnish:
käsiraha
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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French:
premier acompte
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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French:
versement initial
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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French:
acompte
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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German:
Anzahlung
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Greek:
προκαταβολή
(prokatavolí)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Icelandic:
útborgun
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Indonesian:
uang muka
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Indonesian:
panjar
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Indonesian:
persekot
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Ingrian:
käsiraha
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Italian:
acconto
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Japanese:
頭金
(atamakin)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Korean:
계약금
(gyeyakgeum)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Korean:
착수금
(chaksugeum)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Latin:
arrabō
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Māori:
moni tāpui
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Polish:
przedpłata
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Portuguese:
entrada
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Portuguese:
sinal
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Portuguese:
arras penitenciais
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Russian:
пе́рвый взнос
(pérvyj vznos)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Russian:
первонача́льный платёж
(pervonačálʹnyj platjóž)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Russian:
ава́нс
(aváns)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
adelanto
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
entrada
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
cuota inicial
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
pie
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
prima
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
enganche
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
boleto
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
abono inicial
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
pronto pago
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
inicial
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
pago inicial
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
arras
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
down payment (daum péiment)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Spanish:
caparra
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Swedish:
handpenning
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Swedish:
avbetalning
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Tagalog:
pauna
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Tagalog:
paunang bayad
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Turkish:
depozit
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Turkish:
depozito
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Turkish:
pey
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Vietnamese:
tiền cọc
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Yiddish:
אַדרויף
(adroyf)
— payment representing a fraction of the price
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Catalan:
garantia
— any initial commitment
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Catalan:
dipòsit
— any initial commitment
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Chinese Mandarin:
最初承諾 /最初承诺
(zuìchū chéngnuò)
— any initial commitment
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Finnish:
ennakkosuoritus
— any initial commitment
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French:
acompte
— any initial commitment
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French:
arrhes
— any initial commitment
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German:
Startinvestition
— any initial commitment
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Polish:
zapewnienie
— any initial commitment
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Portuguese:
garantia
— any initial commitment
