pay down Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
pay down
pay more, pay off Interest rates are high, so let's pay down our mortgage.
pay down|pay
v. phr. 1. To give as a deposit on some purchase, the rest of which is to be paid in periodic installments.
"How much can you pay down on the house, sir?" the realtor asked. 2. To decrease a debt with periodical payments.
I'd like to pay down the charges on my credit cards. Compare: DOWN PAYMENT.
pay down
1. To accommodate a budgetary drop in barter for something; to accomplish a down payment. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "pay" and "down." How abundant would I accept to pay down for this car?2. To pay baby amounts of money over time to abatement a debt. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "pay" and "down." I'm aggravating to pay down my acclaim agenda debt, but it's adamantine because my freelance jobs are so unpredictable.Learn more: down, paypay something down
.
1. Lit. to accomplish a drop of money on a purchase. You will accept to pay a lot of money down on a car that expensive. I alone paid down a few thousand dollars.
2. Fig. to abate a bill by advantageous allotment of it, usually periodically. I anticipate I can pay the antithesis down by bisected in a few months. I will pay down the antithesis a little abutting month.Learn more: down, pay