Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forced sale

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
forced sale
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An involuntary transaction in which the sale is based upon legal and not economic factors, such as a decree or execution, other than the mere inability to maintain the property.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

forced sales (plural)

Synonyms

sheriff's sale execution sale judicial sale

Questions

What does forced sale mean?
An involuntary transaction in which the sale is based upon legal and not economic factors, such as a decree or execution, other than the mere inability to maintain the property.

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