Examples of pay down in a Sentence
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Rather than pump money into their businesses, the thinking went, companies would use their declining profits to pay down debt.
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Nicholas R. Lardy, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
The Strive bucket includes saving, investing, paying down debts—anything that moves the needle on growing your overall net worth.
—Bernadette Joy, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Build your savings, or pay down your credit card debt?
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
Snowball Method This approach involves cardholders paying down the smaller balances in full, usually in an attempt to build morale toward tackling bigger debts in the future.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
Some of that money may go toward paying down company debt, which is an issue for all of the radio giants.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
After debts on the property were paid down, the net proceeds from the sale were $131.4 million before tax, according to the Times.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
For those who might owe money to the IRS and are due a refund for the current tax year, that refund money will likely be automatically put toward paying down the debt.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2024
However, the streaming service, which combines Discovery+ content with HBO Max, only launched in May and until recently, management had been more concerned with the launch, in addition to paying down debt at the company.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Nicholas R. Lardy, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
The Strive bucket includes saving, investing, paying down debts—anything that moves the needle on growing your overall net worth.
—Bernadette Joy, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Build your savings, or pay down your credit card debt?
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
Snowball Method This approach involves cardholders paying down the smaller balances in full, usually in an attempt to build morale toward tackling bigger debts in the future.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
Some of that money may go toward paying down company debt, which is an issue for all of the radio giants.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
After debts on the property were paid down, the net proceeds from the sale were $131.4 million before tax, according to the Times.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
For those who might owe money to the IRS and are due a refund for the current tax year, that refund money will likely be automatically put toward paying down the debt.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2024
However, the streaming service, which combines Discovery+ content with HBO Max, only launched in May and until recently, management had been more concerned with the launch, in addition to paying down debt at the company.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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