Down payment and Prefiguration

Down payment noun - A partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later.

Prefiguration and down payment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefiguration" instead a noun phrase "Down payment".

Prefiguration noun - The act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand.

Down payment and prefiguration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down payment" instead a noun "Prefiguration".