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buydowns

buydowns is the plural of buydown.

Meaning of buydown

Noun

buydown (plural buydowns)

  1. An accelerated repayment of the principal of a loan.
    Synonyms:
    prepayment, accelerated, lump sum amortization
  2. (mortgage finance) A payment by a third-party to a lender to reduce some of all of the payments otherwise required, especially in first few years of the loan, thereby enhancing the apparent quality of the loan.

Questions about buydowns

What is buydowns the plural of?
Buydowns is the plural of buydown.

Words near buydowns in the dictionary

  1. buycott
  2. buycotted
  3. buycotting
  4. buycotts
  5. buydown
  6. buydowns
  7. buyed
  8. Buyei
  9. buyer
  10. buyer beware
  11. buyer's market

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