Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buydown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
buy-down
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An accelerated repayment of the principal of a loan.

noun

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.

Etymology

From buy + down.

Inflected Forms

buydowns (plural) buy-down (alternative)

Phrases

buy down

Frequently Paired Words

buy down

Synonyms

prepayment accelerated lump sum amortization

Questions

What does buydown mean?
An accelerated repayment of the principal of a loan.
Where does buydown come from?
From buy + down.

How to pronounce buydown

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