as in to pay off
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Could Congress, for example, pass a law requiring every American to make a contribution to pay down the national debt, and leave it up to the Internal Revenue Service to figure out the specifics?
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
After 2020, there was some question if Arenado was in decline, and the Rockies decided to pay down the contract and ship him out of town.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Many online lenders with debt consolidation programs will offer 24-, 36- or 48-month loan terms to pay down your debt and become debt free.
—Dave Murrow, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Similarly, your city’s local cost of living and average earnings can play a role in your ability to pay down debt.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
After 2020, there was some question if Arenado was in decline, and the Rockies decided to pay down the contract and ship him out of town.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Many online lenders with debt consolidation programs will offer 24-, 36- or 48-month loan terms to pay down your debt and become debt free.
—Dave Murrow, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Similarly, your city’s local cost of living and average earnings can play a role in your ability to pay down debt.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 17 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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