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    down payment

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    ˌdown ˈpayment noun [countable]  BFa payment you make when you buy something that is only part of the full price, with the rest to be paid later 〔分期付款购物的〕首付款，首期付款，头款，订金 We’ve almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house. 我们差不多有足够的钱支付买房的首付了。
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    down payment• With a $ 10,000 down payment, the mortgage loan is $ 90,000.• For Gianjin Hu and his family, it took nearly five years to save enough money for a down payment.• Would it be wiser to use a more conventional vehicle for a down payment?• Lenders typically require a higher down payment and may charge other fees.• The Military Assistance Program of 1949 was, obviously, only a small down payment on a large long-term investment.    From Longman Business Dictionarydown paymentˌdown ˈpayment [countable]FINANCE the first payment made in the repayment of a large debt, such as a mortgageThe mortgage company reduced to 5% the minimum down payment that first-time homebuyers must make.Unsecured creditors should agree to accept a down payment of around 35p in the pound. → payment
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    down payment
    ˌdown ˈpayment 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.


    down paymentBrE /ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt/ 🔊 nouna sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment （分期付款的）首期付款；预付金；订金◆We are saving for a down payment on a house. 我们正攒钱支付买房的首付金。🔊🔊<titled tranID="33" status="2">Moving house<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>搬家</chn></titled>

    Renting 租房子

    • live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property 住在租来的住所里
    • rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓
    • rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit 租一个单间公寓
    • find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate 找一个室友
    • sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract 签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同
    • extend/renew/terminate the lease/(BrE) tenancy 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约
    • afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费
    • (especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent 拖欠租金
    • pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(NAmE) security deposit 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金
    • give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property 提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知

    Being a landlord 做房东

    • have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租
    • rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property 出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产
    • collect/increase/raise the rent 收取／增加／提高房租
    • evict the existing tenants 赶走现有房客
    • attract/find new/prospective tenants 吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客
    • invest in rental property/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market 投资购房用于出租

    Buying 购买房子

    • buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产
    • call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人
    • make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house 提供房子的报价
    • put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house 支付／存钱付房屋订金
    • make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金
    • apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan 申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款
    • (struggle to) pay the mortgage （竭力）支付按揭贷款
    • make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(BrE also) repayments 支付每月的按揭贷款
    • (BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house 收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权

    Selling 出售房子

    • put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction 将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖
    • increase/lower your price/the asking price 提高／降低价格／要价
    • have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约