Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by owner

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: by own-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Without a real-estate agent or broker representing the seller.

Example Sentences

"CAR FOR SALE BY OWNER"
"2003 January 26, , "Re: HOME FOR SALE - $339k - Smyrna/King Valley", alt.atlanta and atl.general, Usenet, Price your home under market (by a reasonable amount) and you might be able to sell it by owner after some time."
"I realize that some of you reading this may wonder why problem property owners do not correct the problems themselves and then sell the property by owner or list the property for sale through a real estate broker."

Questions

What does by owner mean?: Without a real-estate agent or broker representing the seller.

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