| 释义 | down payment  noun [countable]  (commerce 商业) an amount of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment when you buy sth over a period of time or invest in sth  订金;首付款◆saving money for a down payment  on  a house  为支付购房首付款储钱◆the company has  made  a €30 million down payment on developing the new drug.  这家公司为开发这一新药支付了 3000 万欧元的首付款。 syn  deposit   ➡  pay sth down at  pay verb☞ down payment |