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home equity loan

or home-eq·ui·ty loan

[ hohm ek-wi-tee lohn ]

noun

, Personal Finance.
  1. a loan above and beyond a mortgage that a homeowner can take out to generate cash, using the equity in the home as collateral.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of home equity loan1

First recorded in 1980–85

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