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paydown

paydown noun: the reissue of an unpaid debt for less than the initial issue.

Noun

paydown (countable and uncountable, plural paydowns)

  1. The reissue of an unpaid debt for less than the initial issue.
    • The significant cash flow of the enlarged entity following a combination would allow for rapid debt paydown and the continued funding of growth initiatives.2009 September 7, “Letters to Cadbury: 'I would ask you to reconsider your rejection ... '”, in Guardian

Forms of paydown

pluralpaydowns

Origin of paydown

Deverbal from pay down.

Questions about paydown

What does paydown mean?
Paydown means the reissue of an unpaid debt for less than the initial issue.
What part of speech is paydown?
Paydown is a noun.
What is the plural of paydown?
The plural of paydown is paydowns.

Words near paydown in the dictionary

  1. payday loan
  2. payday loans
  3. paydays
  4. paydirt
  5. paydirts
  6. paydown
  7. paydowns
  8. PAYE
  9. payed
  10. payed out
  11. payedst

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