down payment

Noun

 * 1)  A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.
 * 2)  Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.
 * 3) * 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.
 * 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.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: عربون
 * Tunisian Arabic: عربون
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: beh
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 頭期款, 預付定金
 * Danish: udbetaling
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: premier acompte, versement initial,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: útborgun
 * Indonesian:, ,
 * Ingrian: käsiraha
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 계약금,
 * Latin: arrabō
 * Maori: moni tāpui
 * Polish: przedpłata
 * Portuguese:, , arras penitenciais
 * Russian: пе́рвый взнос, первонача́льный платёж,
 * Spanish:, ,  cuota inicial,  ,  ,  ,  ,  abono inicial,  pronto pago,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: pauna, paunang bayad
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Yiddish: אַדרויף


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 最初承諾
 * Finnish: ennakkosuoritus
 * French: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese: