as in to pay off
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Recent Examples of pay down
Ariel took on extra shifts to make more money and pay down their debts.
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Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
Trump's parade of giveaways comes at a time when presidential hopefuls are typically busy fine-tuning existing proposals rather than making a host of new ones with little acknowledgment of the fiscal cost to be paid down the road.
—Gram Slattery and James Oliphant, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Of the $41 million the Austin district would keep, $17.8 million would pay for employee raises, $3 million would go toward hiring instructional aids and the rest would pay down the districts $119 million deficit.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Oct. 2024
Another $15,000 was used to pay down one of Do’s credit card bills.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 22 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
Trump's parade of giveaways comes at a time when presidential hopefuls are typically busy fine-tuning existing proposals rather than making a host of new ones with little acknowledgment of the fiscal cost to be paid down the road.
—Gram Slattery and James Oliphant, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Of the $41 million the Austin district would keep, $17.8 million would pay for employee raises, $3 million would go toward hiring instructional aids and the rest would pay down the districts $119 million deficit.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Oct. 2024
Another $15,000 was used to pay down one of Do’s credit card bills.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 22 Oct. 2024
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