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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mortgage in which a homeowner, usually an elderly or retired person, borrows money in the form of annual payments which are charged against the equity of the home.
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- noun An
agreement under whichmoney isborrowed to berepaid only when the borrowersells theirhome ordies ormoves .
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