as in to pay off
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Recent Examples of pay down
That can be used to pay off your existing mortgage, pay down your high-rate credit card debt, or simply for everyday expenses that have become harder to manage in today's economy.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Instead of adding to the debt, Giltner said that opting to pay down the debt would be a better allocation of tax dollars.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 3 May 2026
But that plan also would curtail all state efforts to pay down pension debt in a faster-than-normal fashion.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
These bonds are structured to pay down obligations on an accelerated timeline, not push them into the future.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Instead of adding to the debt, Giltner said that opting to pay down the debt would be a better allocation of tax dollars.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 3 May 2026
But that plan also would curtail all state efforts to pay down pension debt in a faster-than-normal fashion.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
These bonds are structured to pay down obligations on an accelerated timeline, not push them into the future.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay down
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Eight software companies have paid off their term loans in full this year, including Worldpay, whose roughly $5 billion in loans left the index after Global Payments acquired it.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Economist Brad Herschbein notes that hiring managers may view teens as an investment that won't pay off right away.—
Dianna Douglas,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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On top of that, there aren't enough of them produced to satisfy carriers, as Boeing and Airbus ramp up output.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Meta attempted to resolve the probe by charging rivals for access, but that didn't satisfy regulators, who threatened in April to force the company to reinstate access for free.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20down. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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