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pay down

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Definition of pay down

as in to pay off

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Recent Examples of pay down Proceeds from the transaction will be used to pay down debts. — Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The report also notes that the combined company would face significant pressure to reduce costs in order to pay down debt, which could entail moving production out of Los Angeles and consolidating slates. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 The funds were used to pay down bank debt incurred during COVID-19, help pay off capital expenses to enhance its stadium, Anfield, and repurchase the Melwood training ground. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026 At first, it was thought that over time, governments would want to allow growth to organically whittle down debt-to-income ratios, which is the ideal way to pay down massive peacetime spending and tax cut binges. — Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pay down

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The global industry will be watching closely to see if the festival’s gamble on a content market will pay off, especially with AFM right around the corner in early November.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Looks like the method acting (stopping his heart medication in order to play a dying man) paid off.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

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To satisfy its voracity for billions of pages, Anthropic started out by placing mass orders with wholesalers, before turning to individual and secondhand booksellers to help fill in the gaps.

— Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
There are other ways to provide enrichment, like rotating toys every day to stimulate exploration, using puzzle feeder dishes to satisfy hunting behaviors and playing videos for your cat showing birds or fish.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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