【释义】（分期付款的）首期付款；预付金；定金
牛津：a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment
柯林斯： If you make a down payment on something, you pay only a percentage of the total cost when you buy it. You then finish paying for it later, usually by paying a certain amount every month.
【例句】
We are saving for a down payment on a house. 我们正攒钱支付买房的首付金。
联想一个相关词，mortgage.要注意发音哟/ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/， t不发音。
【释义】n，按揭（由银行等提供房产抵押借款）；按揭贷款
牛津：( also informal also ˌhome ˈloan ) a legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house, etc., and you pay the money back over a particular number of years; the sum of money that you borrow
【短语搭配】
to apply for/take out/pay off a mortgage 申请╱取得╱还清抵押贷款
mortgage rates (= of interest) 按揭贷款利率
monthly mortgage repayments 每月偿还的按揭贷款
保持好奇心，每日，每月，每年，以求寸进。
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