Antonyms for pay down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pey

Phonetic Transcription : peɪ

Definition of pay down

Origin : c.1200, "to appease, pacify, satisfy," from Old French paier "to pay, pay up" (12c., Modern French payer), from Latin pacare "to please, pacify, satisfy" (in Medieval Latin especially "satisfy a creditor"), literally "make peaceful," from pax (genitive pacis) "peace" (see peace). Meaning "to give what is due for goods or services" arose in Medieval Latin and was attested in English by early 13c.; sense of "please, pacify" died out in English by 1500. Sense of "suffer, endure" (a punishment, etc.) is first recorded late 14c. Related: Paid; paying.

As in spend : verb give, pay out

Example sentences :

"We've been slow to get our pay down where we was," said Ezra.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 » by Various

He was willing to pay down the money, and that was all that Braithwaite cared about.
Extract from : « A Houseful of Girls » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

Far different must be the condition of things in "Pay Down."
Extract from : « Ten Years Among the Mail Bags » by James Holbrook

It is only a home for those who can pay down for their accommodation.
Extract from : « The Log of a Sea-Waif » by Frank T. Bullen

Pay down a hundred thousand francs, and you will have peace.
Extract from : « Scenes from a Courtesan's Life » by Honore de Balzac

I find it is often inconvenient for people to pay down any considerable sum.
Extract from : « The Triumphs of Eugne Valmont » by Robert Barr

And the end of the suit was, that Wolf had to pay down all the money.
Extract from : « The story of Burnt Njal » by Anonymous

Many of you have talked about the need to pay down our national debt.
Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various

That he should pay down 15,000 talents; and to Eumenes of Pergamus four hundred.
Extract from : « A Manual of Ancient History » by A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) Heeren

And if so, with what feelings must Mr. Aubrey see his noble and generous friend called upon to pay down nearly 11,000 for him?
Extract from : « Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2) » by Samuel Warren

Synonyms for pay down

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