Meanings
verbbuy down (third-person singular simple present buys down, present participle buying down, simple past and past participle bought down)
present singular third person buys down · participle present buying down · participle past bought down · past bought down
- transitiveTo reduce a mortgage interest rate by means of a buydown.
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APA
buy down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy%20down
MLA
“buy down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buy down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy%20down.
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