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ghost homes

ghost homes is the plural of ghost home.

Meaning of ghost home

Noun

ghost home (plural ghost homes)

  1. (idiomatic) A residence intentionally kept vacant by an absentee owner, especially a foreign investor, as a financially safe asset to be liquidated at a convenient time.
    • The house is an example of what is popularly referred to as a "ghost home," a property owned by a nonresident (sometimes noncitizen) who has no plans on ever moving in.2015 April 24, Joshua Alvarez, “Real Estate: Are ‘ghost homes’ becoming a problem?”, in Palo Alto Online, US, retrieved 27 Apr 2018

Questions about ghost homes

What is ghost homes the plural of?
Ghost homes is the plural of ghost home.

Words near ghost homes in the dictionary

  1. ghost gum
  2. ghost gums
  3. ghost gun
  4. ghost guns
  5. ghost home
  6. ghost homes
  7. ghost hotel
  8. ghost hotels
  9. ghost house
  10. ghost houses
  11. ghost image

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