Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

property ladder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: prop-er-ty lad-der
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hierarchy of owned housing.

British usage

Example Sentences

"to get on the property ladder"
"The slave, who is at the bottom of the human property ladder, had a hut and slave quarters, a little clothing, food, and perhaps some health care […]"
"The higher house price volatility in the United Kingdom makes it optimal for those young households who expect to move up the property ladder to hold housing equity."
"While some of these moves will be prompted by, for instance, releasing equity to help children get on the property ladder, David Fell, Hamptons' senior analyst, says many will probably be downsizing to reduce mortgage payments to a more manageable level."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

property ladders (plural)

Questions

What does property ladder mean?: The hierarchy of owned housing.

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