compulsory purchase ordernoun [ C ]
uk/kəmˌpʌl.sər.i ˈpɜː.tʃəs ˌɔː.dər/us/kəmˌpʌl.sɚ.i ˈpɝː.tʃəs ˌɔːr.dɚ/a demand made by a public authority to buy land or property from a private owner in order to use the land for public purposes
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Mortgages & real estate
- brick
- chain
- endowment policy
- estate agency
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- holding
- home buyer
- housebuyer
- land tenure
- landholding
- leaseholder
- lessee
- negative equity
- open house
- owner-occupied
- rateable value
- real estate agent
- repayment
- title deed
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