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Definition:   The process whereby financial middlemen consolidate many small savings accounts belonging to individual depositors and invest those funds in large, diversified projects. Pronunciation...

Definition:  A lot that is bounded on either side by another lot (lots located in the middle of a block) Pronunciation:   \in-ˈtir-ē-ər\ Used in a Sentence:    The interior lots on the street backe...

Definition:   The sum paid or accrued in return for the use of money. Pronunciation:   \ˈin-t(ə-)rəst\ Used in a Sentence:   The interest rate on home loans has been very low for the past few years.

Definition:   The concentration of activity (pedestrian or vehicular traffic) used as a means of designating land for commercial use. Pronunciation:   \in-ˈten(t)-sə-tē\ Used in a Sentence:   The p...

Definition:   Anything having no material or physical substance, cannot be seen or touched, such as the goodwill of a business. Pronunciation:   \(ˌ)in-ˈtan-jə-bəl\ \ˈa-ˌset\ Used in a Sentence:   ...

Definition:   A stipulation in a mortgage that requires the mortgagor to obtain and keep current a hazard insurance policy. Pronunciation:   \in-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s\ \ˈklȯz\ Used in a Sentence:    Our m...

Definition:   A formal legal document such as a contract,  deed or will. Pronunciation:   \ˈin(t)-strə-mənt\ Used in a Sentence:   A deed is a written instrument that conveys title to real property.

Definition:   The status of a license when it is inactive or has been suspended. Pronunciation:   \ˌi-nə-ˈfek-tiv\ Used in a Sentence:    Her license was was considered ineffective when she changed...

Definition:   Properties that include 1) sites in industrial parks or subdivisions, 2) redeveloped industrial parcels in central areas and 3) industrial acreage. Pronunciation:   \in-ˈdəs-trē-əl\ U...