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home equity

home equity noun: the monetary value of a home less the value of any encumbrances, such as liens or mortgages.

Noun

home equity (uncountable)

  1. The monetary value of a home less the value of any encumbrances, such as liens or mortgages.

Questions about home equity

What does home equity mean?
Home equity means the monetary value of a home less the value of any encumbrances, such as liens or mortgages.
What part of speech is home equity?
Home equity is a noun.

Words near home equity in the dictionary

  1. home duty
  2. home dweller
  3. home ec
  4. home economics
  5. home education
  6. home equity
  7. home exchange
  8. home farm
  9. home farms
  10. home field
  11. home field advantage

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