Credit
Credit noun - The right to take possession of goods before paying for them.
Down payment and credit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Down payment" instead a noun "Credit".
Down payment
Down payment noun - A partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later.
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Credit and down payment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Credit" instead a noun phrase "Down payment".
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- In the Made-for-TV Movie Hostage for a Day the protagonist's wife takes the almost $50,000 he has saved in his credit union account and gives it to a home remodeler/decorator as a down payment.
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