option mortgage
British
noun
A mortgage for which (until 1983) a subsidy on interest payments could be claimed in place of tax relief on repayments.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The New Statesman.
- turn off
- turn-off point
- turn of mind
- turn of phrase
- turn of speed
- turn on
- turn one's back on
- turn one's hand to
- turn one's hand to something
- turn one's head
- turn one's nose up at
- turn on one's heel
- turn on the charm
- turn (or go) pink
- turn (or put) back the clock
- turn (or tighten) the screw (or screws)
- turn out
- turnout
- turn over
- turnover
- turn over a new leaf
- turnpike
- turnpike road
- turnround
- turn round and do (or say) something