In an installment sales agreement, a buyer is required to pay part of the total price, usually in cash, and later pays the balance through a number of regularly scheduled payments.
A down payment is sometimes known as earnest money, or a sum of money that a buyer pays upon entering a contract to indicate a GOOD FAITH intention as well as an ability to pay the balance.
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