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

To put it bluntly, the combined company will need CNN’s revenue and profits to help pay down that debt load, especially with the other channels on a downward trajectory financially. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Staying out of the stock market to aggressively pay down low-interest loans may sacrifice years of growth for a psychological win that doesn’t make sense mathematically. — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

One amendment requires proceeds from the future sale of the city’s current police headquarters to be used to pay down the bond debt or reduce the amount the city borrows. — Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

And the war that was fought in the backcountry would serve as a catalyst for the Revolutionary War when the British king decided to help pay down war debt by taxing the colonists. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026