| 单词 | property ladder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasproperty ladder property ladder n. chiefly British a series of stages by which homeowners are perceived to progress as they are able to afford increasingly expensive properties, the initial stage consisting of buying their first home; cf. housing ladder n. at housing n.1 Compounds 2.Chiefly as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1941 F. Lafitte in Eugenics Rev. 33 71/1 Prestige goes primarily with the ownership of property... Social security, too, depends on climbing the income and property ladder. 1983 Times 18 May 2/2 First-time buyers..need an income of almost £10,000 a year to be able to get their foot on the property ladder. 2013 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 12 Oct. 29 The scheme has already enabled thousands of people across the country to get on to or move up the property ladder. < as lemmas |
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