as in to pay off
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With most of the field either paying up for Baker Mayfield ($7,000) or paying down for Joshua Dobbs ($4,000), Flacco presents a nice value in between, who has high upside in potentially his final start in the NFL.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Many of these borrowers waited for years for the forgiveness while paying down their loans, in some cases sacrificing major life events, such as buying a home, due to their debt.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
As a homeowner pays down their mortgage, their home equity grows, and their property’s value can appreciate.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
The company completed an underwritten public offering of 1,700,000 shares of common stock at $43.00 per share, raising net proceeds of approximately $68.2 million, which were used to pay down a portion of the revolving line of credit.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Many of these borrowers waited for years for the forgiveness while paying down their loans, in some cases sacrificing major life events, such as buying a home, due to their debt.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
As a homeowner pays down their mortgage, their home equity grows, and their property’s value can appreciate.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
The company completed an underwritten public offering of 1,700,000 shares of common stock at $43.00 per share, raising net proceeds of approximately $68.2 million, which were used to pay down a portion of the revolving line of credit.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20down. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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