Thesaurus results for PAY DOWN

pay down

verb

as in to pay off

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Recent Examples of pay down Because using your refund to pay down your balance may save you a mint. —

Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 Second, pay down high interest debt. —

Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026 The tax refund could be used to pay high heating bills, pay down credit cards, cover a major home repair, buy a car or even save for the future. —

Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026 Budget caps force unprecedented surpluses, which the governor and legislature then used to pay down pension debt and bolster reserves. —

Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pay down

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Draw up a new budget, or pay off a debt.

— Glamour, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2026
The principal and interest of the loan is paid off through an increase in property taxes.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026