You're buying a house. Today you paid part of the money for the house. You'll pay the rest with a loan from a bank. You're excited, so you write a message to your friends on Facebook about it:
We made a down payment on a house today!
Your husband lost his job, so you don't have enough money to pay for your home loan. Now you're trying to sell your house. You explain why you're selling it to a potential buyer:
We're no longer able to afford the mortgage payments.
ability, afford, home (topic), loan, money, real estate, selling, stative verb There's a loan payment that you have to pay before a certain date. You sent your payment for the bill, but you're not sure that the bank received it yet. So you call the bank to confirm. You start the phone conversation by saying:
Yes, I just wanted to verify that my payment has been received?
