Meaning
“Put down money” means to make an initial payment, usually as a deposit or down payment, when buying something. It does not mean paying the full price but rather securing the purchase with a portion of the money upfront.
Grammar and Usage
- Pattern: put down money (on/for sth)
- Part of speech: phrasal verb
- Used in contexts like buying a car, house, or expensive items.
- Often followed by “on” or “for” + noun.
Examples of sentence structure:
- put down money on + noun
- put down money for + noun
Common Phrases
- put down money on a house
- put down money for a car
- put down money as a deposit
Collocations
- put down money + on a deposit
- put down money + for a reservation
- put down money + upfront
Examples
- We decided to put down money on a new apartment.
- He doesn’t want to put down money for a car until he’s sure about his job.
- They put down money as a deposit to secure the wedding venue.
- She quickly put down money on the sofa she liked before someone else bought it.
- The company asked us to put down money upfront for the equipment rental.
- I’m not ready to put down money on a vacation package yet.
- We need to put down money to reserve the tickets in advance.
Synonyms or Related
- make a down payment
- pay a deposit
- advance payment
- pay upfront
Antonym
- withdraw money
- get a refund
- cancel a deposit