down payment

英 [ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt]

美 [ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt]

n.  (分期付款的)首期付款; 预付金; 定金

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牛津词典

noun

• （分期付款的）首期付款；预付金；定金
  a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment
  1. We are saving for a down payment on a house.
     我们正攒钱支付买房的首付金。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (购物时的)首付款
  If you make adown payment onsomething, you pay only a percentage of the total cost when you buy it. You then finish paying for it later, usually by paying a certain amount every month.
  1. If you're borrowing money for the down payment, provide a copy of the entire loan agreement...
     如果你要借钱付首付的话，要提供一份完整的贷款协议副本。
  2. Celeste asked for the money as a down payment on an old farmhouse.
     西莉斯特要这笔钱来支付购买一家旧农舍的首付。

英英释义

noun

• a partial payment made at the time of purchase
  Synonym:deposit

双语例句

• I can't provide the cash, but some else has already made the down payment.
  我拿不出现金来，但有人已经付了首期款了。
• This is only the down payment and you're to pay the rest by the end of the year.
  这只是首期付款，余下的要在要在年底付清。
• You can save the down payment in three years.
  最多三年你就可以存下首期付款。
• Start working on receipt of down payment!
  收到定金后才开始工作！
• What you gave me was a down payment.
  你刚才给我的是订金。
• Then they took Britain to court to reclaim the down payment.
  然后他们把英国告上了法庭索取剩下的预付定金。
• What is the down payment requirement to get the motorcycle loan?
  什么是首期贷款要求得到摩托车？
• Yes, we planned on that. We've accumulated enough in our savings for a30% down payment.
  是啊，这点我们已经估计到了，在我们的积蓄中攒的钱已足够支付30%的定金。
• I presume you brought the down payment.
  你已经带来了定金了吧。
• A reasonable down payment is expected to cover startup labor costs and materials.
  一个合理的首付预计将包括启动劳动力成本和材料。