as in to pay off
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Recent Examples of pay down
That differential should help those who seek to rebuild their savings and to pay down debt.
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Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Selling the luxury brands could help Capri pay down debt and speed along Michael Kors, while shareholders, under Siegel’s reasoning, see a nice bump up.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Any reduction in frivolous spending is a win and counts toward your goals of spending less, paying down debt or just decentering your life from material goods.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Do these assets go to paying down debt or to the wealth fund?
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
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Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Selling the luxury brands could help Capri pay down debt and speed along Michael Kors, while shareholders, under Siegel’s reasoning, see a nice bump up.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Any reduction in frivolous spending is a win and counts toward your goals of spending less, paying down debt or just decentering your life from material goods.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Do these assets go to paying down debt or to the wealth fund?
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pay down
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20down. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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