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Definitioner
Substantiv
- (legal) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.
- By extension, any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.
Exempel
- After decades of empty rhetoric, that's the down payment that we need on energy independence.
- These commitments of troops, trainers, and civilians represent a strong down payment on the future of our mission in Afghanistan and on the future of NATO.
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