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Definition:   An estate or interest owned by two or more persons, all owning equal shares with right of survivorship. Pronunciation:   \ˈjȯint\ \ˈte-nən(t)-sē\ Used in a Sentence:   The three brot...

Definition:   A lien imposed against real property without the consent of the owner (e.g. property taxes, special assessments). Pronunciation:   \(ˌ)in-ˈvä-lən-ˌter-ē, -ˌte-rē\\ˈlēn, ˈlē-ən\ Used i...

Definition:  The status of a license that results when the license is not renewed at the end of the license period. Pronunciation:   \(ˌ)in-ˈvä-lən-ˌter-ē, -ˌte-rē\\(ˌ)i-ˈnak-tiv\ Used in a Sentenc...

Definition:  The worth of a property to a particular investor based on the investor’s desired rate of return, risk tolerance, etc. Pronunciation: \in-ˈves(t)-mənt\   \ˈval-(ˌ)yü\ Used in a Sentence...

Definition:   The outlay of money usually for income or profit: the sum invested or the property purchased. Pronunciation:    \in-ˈves(t)-mənt\ Used in a Sentence:   He made a large investment in t...

Definition:   Dying without a will or having left a will that is defective in form. Pronunciation:   \in-ˈtes-ˌtāt, -tət\ Used in a Sentence:   Because the elderly gentleman died intestate his prop...

Definition:   A system of time-share ownership in which the owner acquires title to specific property for a certain week (or weeks) of each year. Pronunciation:   \ˈin-tər-vəl\ \ˈō-nər-ˌship\ Used ...

Definition:   A legal proceeding whereby an uninterested third party deposits with the court the disputed escrow funds  so that the court can determine who is the rightful claimant. Pronunciation: ...

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