This is hardly enough to make a make a down payment on a car.

这不够用来支付购买汽车的首期付款。

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But l don't have enough cash today. Can l make a down payment?

可是我今天没带够钱。我能先付订金吗?。

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We can make a down payment for the imported equipment, which accounts for 10% of the total cost.

我方可支付相当于进口设备总价值10%的首付款。

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"We are hoping that at the end of the day, we're still talking to each other and we can make a down payment" on balancing the federal budget, said Ryan, R-Wisconsin.

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But factor in the frequent use (and exercise) of stock options as compensation, as well as the need to do estate planning or make a down payment on a new home, and the pattern doesn't look so weird.

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Those who learn how to manage money during this time will learn to build the savings required to make a down payment on a future home, buy cars without the help of a lease or high-interest loan and eventually afford the joys that real financial freedom offers, such as frequent vacations or early retirement.

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