Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negative equity

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
neg-a-tive e-quity
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount by which the market value of a property falls below the amount of the mortgage secured upon it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The situation in which a property is worth less than its mortgage.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

negative equities (plural)

Questions

What does negative equity mean?
The amount by which the market value of a property falls below the amount of the mortgage secured upon it.

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