英 [ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt] 美 [ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt]
首付款：在购买或交付时支付的全价的一部分，余款稍后支付的首付款。广义上说，它也可以指一个过程中的第一步。
down payment //
可数名词 If you make a down payment on something, 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. 首付款
Celeste asked for the money as a down payment on an old farmhouse.
西莱斯特索要那笔钱用作一座旧农舍的首付款。
a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
同义词： deposit
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In this part, the author discusses the relation of liquidated damages to damages, down payment, substantial performance as well as dissolution of contract.
本部分具体探讨了违约金与损害赔偿、定金、实际履行以及合同解除的关系。
参考来源违约金制度研究
头期款
... margin 保证金 presentation 提交 down payment （分期付款的）首期 ...
既可养生又能治病， 分期付款又分为头期款 (Down payment) 和以后每个月要缴的钱，避免奢侈浪费。设身处地。
... chore 家务难事;困难繁琐无趣的工作 down payment 头期款;预付金;定金 fire alarm 火灾警报器 ...
Celeste asked for the money as a down payment on an old farmhouse.
西莱斯特索要那笔钱用作一座旧农舍的首付款。
They have purchased a home with a small down payment and a 30-year mortgage.
他们用少量的首付款和30年的抵押贷款买了一套房子。
We are saving for a down payment on a house.
我们正攒钱支付买房的首付金。
Your $30,000 down payment is completely wiped out because you were leveraged.
你支出的3万美元就彻底消失了,因为你的杠杆性
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We're building a payment network that can't go down because if we go down, we lose money for one of our users.
我们开发不会走下坡路的付款网络,因为如果我们走下坡路了，我们会会为我们的客户带来损失。
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But the 2012 budget that he put forward is very much a down payment on that.
If anything, the Republican proposals are but a small down payment on genuine relief and simplification.
That could mean losing her down payment - not a small amount of money.