Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reverse mortgage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
re-verse -mort-gage
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agreement under which money is borrowed using one's home as collateral, to be repaid from the proceeds of its sale (usually on the owner's death).

Inflected Forms

reverse mortgages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

HELOC home equity line of credit mortgage home loan loan

Questions

What does reverse mortgage mean?
An agreement under which money is borrowed using one's home as collateral, to be repaid from the proceeds of its sale (usually on the owner's death).

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