pay down

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To partially repay

Japanese Meaning

一部返済する

To reduce interest costs, she decided to pay down a portion of her student loan each month.

利息負担を減らすために、彼女は毎月学生ローンの一部を返済することにした。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To partially repay

He paid down his loan for the first five months.

pays down

（ present singular third-person ）

paying down

（ participle present ）

paid down

（ participle past ）

paid down

（ past ）