Her parents considered her school tuition a down payment on her future.
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Down payment
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earnestspartial payment
hire purchaseinstallmentinstallment planliquidationpayingpayoffquittanceremittanceretirementsatisfactionsettlement
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After decades of empty rhetoric, that's the down payment that we need on energy independence.
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2009 April 4, Barack Obama, NATO summit 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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After all, when you buy a car, you're making a large down payment on future journeys - buying an annual rail pass or railcard should be no different.
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