Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liar's mortgage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: liar's -mort-gage
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stated-income (US) or self-certificated (UK) loan secured by a mortgage granted without the lender verifying information provided by the applicant as to financial or employment status.

Derogatory; Informal

Usage

Questions

What does liar's mortgage mean?: A stated-income (US) or self-certificated (UK) loan secured by a mortgage granted without the lender verifying information provided by the applicant as to financial or employment status.

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