down
68
3.7
- adverb
- /daʊn/
- US
:
de entrada
- How I bought this Aston Martin no money down with other people's money.
They're actually putting their money down to do it.
- They're actually putting their money down to do it.
- OK, We throwing some money down on these games.
- Yeah OP, that cost way more than she put down on the security deposit.
Examples
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Three hundred bucks down, Mr. Oswald, you can drive out of here with it.
Fiction book (1991) -
They're actually putting their money down to do it.
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OK, We throwing some money down on these games.
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I decided to put down $500 on my new car to lower the monthly payments.
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To secure the apartment, she paid a $1000 deposit down as part of the rental agreement.
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The company requires a 20% down payment on all orders placed with them.
Synonyms
70
3.1
A first payment you make when you buy something and pay the rest in later payments
Antonyms
Idioms
5
5.9
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
- Informal
5
5.9
Reach a point where the result is not decided until the last moment
- Informal
5
8.1
Completely unable to move or continue because of extreme tiredness
- Informal
4
8.2
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Informal
2
9.5
Found unprepared and embarrassed when something unexpected happens
- Informal
1
5.9
Make someone feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
1
6.0
Cause someone to feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
1
6.9
To treat someone badly when they already have problems
- Informal
1
5.9
A sudden feeling of fear or excitement that moves along your back
- Informal
1
8.5
To stop acting like you are better than other people
- Informal
1
8.3
Make someone accept ideas or opinions they do not want by pressuring them
Compounds
- US
70
3.1
A first payment you make when you buy something and pay the rest in later payments
- Specialized
19
3.3
A condition present at birth caused by an extra chromosome that makes learning harder and gives typical physical features
- Informal
16
4.6
Something that is less strong or useful because people change it to avoid problems
- Specialized
4
3.2
A list of options that appears below a menu item so you can choose one
- Specialized
4
6.4
A reduction in the value of something a company owns to show it is now worth less
- Jargon
4
6.3
A temporary pause in military activity to let troops rest and stop being on alert
- Archaic
2
6.4
Workers who stay in their workplace and refuse to leave until the employer meets their demands
- Informal
1
6.1
A severe scolding from someone in charge, often in front of other people
- Specialized
A very small particle inside protons and neutrons with an electric charge of minus one third
- Specialized
A bow movement from the part near your hand toward the tip when playing a string instrument
A large British sheep with a dark face and a thick coat that people keep for meat and wool
- Specialized
A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates
- Specialized
A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Down as a cash payment comes from the idea of 'putting money down' on a purchase — literally placing money down as a deposit.