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negative equity

negative equity noun: the amount by which the market value of a property falls below the amount of the mortgage secured upon it.

Noun

negative equity (countable and uncountable, plural negative equities)

  1. The amount by which the market value of a property falls below the amount of the mortgage secured upon it.
  2. The situation in which a property is worth less than its mortgage.

Forms of negative equity

pluralnegative equities

Questions about negative equity

What does negative equity mean?
Negative equity means the amount by which the market value of a property falls below the amount of the mortgage secured upon it.
What part of speech is negative equity?
Negative equity is a noun.
What is the plural of negative equity?
The plural of negative equity is negative equities.

Words near negative equity in the dictionary

  1. negative edge-triggered
  2. negative edges
  3. negative entries
  4. negative entry
  5. negative equities
  6. negative equity
  7. negative eugenics
  8. negative feedback
  9. negative gearing
  10. negative gearings
  11. negative growth

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