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buydown.

An accelerated repayment of the principal of a loan.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An accelerated repayment of the principal of a loan.

  2. 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.

Where this word comes from

From buy + down.

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