down payment
noun /ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt/
  /ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt/
 - a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment
- We are saving for a down payment on a house.
 
Collocations Moving houseMoving house RentingTopics Businessc2, Moneyc2- live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
 - rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
 - rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
 - find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
 - sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
 - extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
 - afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
 - (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
 - pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
 - give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
 
- have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
 - rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
 - collect/increase/raise the rent
 - evict the existing tenants
 - attract/find new/prospective tenants
 - invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
 
- buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
 - call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
 - make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
 - put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
 - make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
 - apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
 - (struggle to) pay the mortgage
 - make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
 - (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
 
- put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
 - increase/lower your price/the asking price
 - have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.