pay down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He could sell to pay down the mortgage on their home in Lexington, Ky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
A large tax refund is not free money to pay down your credit card or an annual bonus so you can take a holiday; it’s an interest-free loan you have given the government.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Perpetual plans to pay down debt and focus on organic growth at its remaining asset-management and corporate-trust businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Paramount relies heavily on cable channel profits to pay down debt and said Monday there were no plans to sell any cable channels.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
“That was stupid. We could have sold that computer to help pay down your debt.”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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