ˌdown ˈpayment BrE AmE noun [countable]
a payment you make when you buy something that is only part of the full price, with the rest to be paid later:
We’ve almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house.
ˌdown ˈpayment BrE AmE noun [countable]
a payment you make when you buy something that is only part of the full price, with the rest to be paid later:
We’ve almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012