parti-mortgage certificate

noun

variants or parti-mortgage receipt

ˈpär|t|ē,

ˈpȧ|,

|t|,

|i+ˌ…-

: a certificate of ownership of a fractional equitable interest in a participating mortgage

Word History

Etymology

parti-mortgage from parti- entry 2 + mortgage

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