Definitions

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  • noun finance 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.

Etymologies

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buy +‎ down

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Examples

  • Mr. Dauch said he expects the buydown payments will average between $90,000 and $95,000 per employee.

    American Axle Sees Cost Reduction 2008

  • Their wish list includes a $22,000 tax credit for home buyers and a mortgage-rate buydown that would trim rates to as low as 2.99%.

    Lower Rates Help Sell Houses, but Market Faces Broader Ills 2008

  • These payments relate primarily to AAM's remaining obligations under hourly and salaried attrition programs and the buydown program BDP for UAW represented associates at AAM's Three Rivers, Michigan; and Cheektowaga, New York manufacturing facilities.

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  • O budget, she suggested revising a budget amendment approved April 6 providing for a $250,000 buydown toward the city's unfunded liability in the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2010

  • She said the buydown could be put on hold and reconsidered at the end of the city's fiscal year.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2010

  • O budget, she suggested revising a budget amendment approved April 6 providing for a $250,000 buydown toward the city's unfunded liability in the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2010

  • She said the buydown could be put on hold and reconsidered at the end of the city's fiscal year.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2010

  • O budget, she suggested revising a budget amendment approved April 6 providing for a $250,000 buydown toward the city's unfunded liability in the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2010

  • She said the buydown could be put on hold and reconsidered at the end of the city's fiscal year.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2010

  • O budget, she suggested revising a budget amendment approved April 6 providing for a $250,000 buydown toward the city's unfunded liability in the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2010

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