pays down

verb

present tense third-person singular of pay down
as in pays off

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  1. pays off
  2. pays up
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  • The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Why tracking business expenses matters Tracking expenses pays off in several ways.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pays off
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  • When backed by the federal Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, which pays up to $3 per kilogram of clean fuel, these factory installations become viable immediately.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • If approved, the company pays up to the plan’s coverage limit.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pays up
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“Pays down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pays%20down. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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