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by owner

by owner prepositional phrase: without a real-estate agent or broker representing the seller.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (especially) Without a real-estate agent or broker representing the seller.
    • CAR FOR SALE BY OWNER1997 February 17, Dora M. Iakova <dmi0039@is.nyu.edu>, "CAR for SALE", ny.forsale, Usenet
    • Price your home under market (by a reasonable amount) and you might be able to sell it by owner after some time.2003 January 26, <Pudpuller@pudz.com>, "Re: HOME FOR SALE - $339k - Smyrna/King Valley", alt.atlanta and atl.general, Usenet

Questions about by owner

What does by owner mean?
By owner means without a real-estate agent or broker representing the seller.
What part of speech is by owner?
By owner is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by owner in the dictionary

  1. by numbers
  2. by one's lights
  3. by one's lonesome
  4. by one's own hand
  5. by oneself
  6. by owner
  7. by rail
  8. by reason of
  9. by return
  10. by return mail
  11. by return of post

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