English → Latin
“pay down” in Latin
soleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit ofexsolvōto unloose, release, free; to unbind, untie, undo; to renounce, abandon, relinquish, leave behindpersolvōto release or discharge; to pay, pay out or render; to perform, accomplish, fulfill an obligation or taskpendōto weigh, weigh out; to pay; to consider, ponderexpendōto weigh; to pay out; to judgenumerōto count, enumerate; to pay, count out; to reckon, esteemdīnumerōto count, enumerate or calculatedissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annuldēpendeōto hang down, from or on; to wait for; to be dependent on or governed by
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pay down
solvere, exsolvere, persolvere; pendere (litterally, to weigh): expendere (litterally, to pay by weighing out): numerare (to count): dinumerare (only in the comedians): dissolvere (to pay a debt by counting out the money: ☞ dinumerare only in the comic writers): dependere (to pay down without abatement; Vid: Herzog, Caes., B.G. 1, 44). Vid: also, PAY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pay down?
- The usual Latin words for “pay down” are soleō, exsolvō, persolvō; also pendō, expendō, numerō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.