"buydown" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: buydowns [plural]
Etymology: buy + down Etymology templates: {{compound|en|buy|down}} buy + down Head templates: {{en-noun}} buydown (plural buydowns)
  1. (finance) An accelerated repayment of the principal of a loan. Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms (accelerated repayment of principal): prepayment, accelerated, lump-sum amortization
    Sense id: en-buydown-en-noun-Y25xLLj0 Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'accelerated repayment of principal': 91 9
  2. (mortgage finance) 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. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-buydown-en-noun-6VgtEK8J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: buy-down Related terms: buy down

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