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Make a down payment #1 (permalink) Mon May 16, 2005 4:26 am   Make a down payment
 

Test No. incompl/advan-18 "Money Matters (1)", question 4

Before they could borrow a large sum of money to buy the house, they had to make sure they had enough money to be able to make a ......... payment.

(a) down
(b) through
(c) low
(d) base

Test No. incompl/advan-18 "Money Matters (1)", answer 4

Before they could borrow a large sum of money to buy the house, they had to make sure they had enough money to be able to make a down payment.

Correct answer: (a) down

Your answer was: incorrect
Before they could borrow a large sum of money to buy the house, they had to make sure they had enough money to be able to make a base payment.
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Dear Sir,
Could you please explain more about this phrasal verb: "to make a down payment", "to make a base payment" and "to make an up payment"?
Thank you very much and Best regards
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Payment #2 (permalink) Mon May 16, 2005 8:21 am   Payment
 

Down payment is the only expression and means the first payment to secure a purchase rather like a deposit.
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