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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
subprime mortgage
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

次級抵押貸款 次级抵押贷款 [ci4 ji2 di3 ya1 dai4 kuan3] /subprime mortgage/

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Other forms in these source records: 次級抵押貸款

  • 次
    cì

    next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time

  • 级
    jí

    level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[gè] / classifier: step, level

  • 抵
    dǐ

    to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to withstand / to be equal to / to match / to balance / to offset / to mortgage / to make up for / to compensate for / to arrive at / to reach / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhǐ])

  • 押
    yā

    to mortgage / to pawn / to detain in custody / to escort and protect / (literary) to sign

  • 贷
    dài

    to lend on interest / to borrow / a loan / leniency / to make excuses / to pardon / to forgive

  • 款
    kuǎn

    section / paragraph / funds / CL:筆|笔[bǐ],個|个[gè] / classifier for versions or models (of a product)

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