Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fannie mae

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: fan-nie -mae
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), a stockholder-owned corporation sponsored by the US government, established in 1938 and partially privatized in 1968.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The quarterly analysis looks at delinquency rates for five of the largest investor groups: FDIC-insured banks and thrifts, commercial mortgage-backed securities, life insurance companies, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."

Etymology

From its initialism, FNMA.

Usage

Informal

Phrases

Freddie Mac Ginnie Mae Sallie Mae

Frequently Paired Words

Freddie Mac Ginnie Mae Sallie Mae

Synonyms

FNMA federal national mortgage association

Questions

What does fannie mae mean?: The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), a stockholder-owned corporation sponsored by the US government, established in 1938 and partially privatized in 1968.
Where does fannie mae come from?: From its initialism, FNMA.

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