Synonyms of pay down

pay down

verb

as in to pay off

Related Words

• pay off
• pay up
• satisfy
• compensate
• render (to)
• liquidate
• quit
• settle
• give back
• reciprocate
• remunerate
• repay
• recompense
• reimburse
• refund

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pay down

Part of that includes not creating and funding new programs, and then directing revenues as the economy grows to pay down local taxing districts. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2026

Debt refinancing deals for AMC Theatres aim to give the movie theater chain breathing room on its balance sheet to pay down long-term borrowings. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026

The Mexican-American War had left Mexico in dire financial straits; to pay down its debts, the Mexican government agreed to sell about 30,000 square miles of land in Arizona south of the Gila River, and in New Mexico west of the Rio Grande, for $10 million (about $400 million today). — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

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. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026