paid down

past tense of pay down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid down
Verb
  • Fast-forward to the end of the first half, and the Lions’ decision (and what would have been Kansas City’s usual strategy) paid off for the home team.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That shift paid off – until this year when some Canadian provinces banned American spirits.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The seaside site in Gloucester satisfied all these criteria.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Paid down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid%20down. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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