Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mortgage-backed security

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: mort-gage-backed se-cu-ri-ty
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An asset-backed security whose cash flows are backed by the principal and interest payments of a set of mortgage loans.

Inflected Forms

mortgage-backed securities (plural)

Synonyms

MBS

Questions

What does mortgage-backed security mean?: An asset-backed security whose cash flows are backed by the principal and interest payments of a set of mortgage loans.

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