subprimeadjective
also sub-prime uk/ˌsʌbˈpraɪm/us/ˌsʌbˈpraɪm/specialized finance & economics used to describe the practice of lending money, especially to buy a house, to people who may not be able to pay it back:
subprime mortgages/loans/lending
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Mortgages & real estate
- brick
- chain
- endowment policy
- estate agency
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- freeholder
- holding
- home buyer
- housebuyer
- landholding
- leaseholder
- lessee
- negative equity
- open house
- owner-occupied
- rateable value
- real estate agent
- repayment
- title deed
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