Negative-equity Definition

noun

(finance) The amount by which the market value of a property falls below the amount of the mortgage secured upon it.

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(finance) The situation in which a property is worth less than its mortgage.
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Noun

Singular:
negative-equity
Plural:
negative equities

Negative-equity Sentence Examples

  • The only thing worse than having negative equity on your house is having negative equity on two houses!

  • The only thing worse than having negative equity on your house is having negative equity on your house is having negative equity on two houses!

  • They are upside down in negative equity and basically underwater.

  • A person who owes the same amount of money that a home is worth does not have any equity and a homeowner who owes more than the home is worth has negative equity.

  • Sometimes banks will use rebates to take the excess debt that someone has on their old car when they trade it in and eat up that negative equity.

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