as in to pay off
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Recent Examples of pay down
Lamont, a fiscal moderate, has forced big surpluses to pay down Connecticut’s legacy pension debt, tens of billions amassed over 70 years prior to 2011.
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Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
But some of that $125million may also be needed to pay down a net transfer debt of £360m — of which £209m is due within the next year.
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Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Companies typically go public to raise capital that can be used to fund growth, pay down debt or support other business goals.
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Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Then consider whether losing access to the money that would be used to pay down the mortgage would cause any concern.
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Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
But some of that $125million may also be needed to pay down a net transfer debt of £360m — of which £209m is due within the next year.
—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Companies typically go public to raise capital that can be used to fund growth, pay down debt or support other business goals.
—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Then consider whether losing access to the money that would be used to pay down the mortgage would cause any concern.
—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay down
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But at the time, there was no guarantee the gamble would pay off.
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That decision paid off big time.
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But there is a wide variety of products that address different skin concerns, from peptide serums for wrinkles to satisfying face masks to deeply hydrated skin.
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Treating this as a binary choice means optimizing for one group at the expense of the other, which tends to produce policies that satisfy neither.
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20down. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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