subprime
pronunciation
How to pronounce subprime in British English:
UK [ˌsʌb'praɪm]
How to pronounce subprime in American English:
US [ˌsʌb'praɪm]
Word Origin
- subprime (adj.)
- also sub-prime, of loans, etc., by 1978, in frequent use from 1996, from sub- + prime (adj.).
Example
- 1. Goldman underwrote $ 12.9 billion worth of subprime mortgage bonds in 2006 .
- 2. For example , does this sound anything like the subprime mortgage crisis ?
- 3. Other names put forth for consideration were nuclear holocaust , subprime meltdown and shitbag .
- 4. The sec has dropped its investigation into the bank 's disclosures related to the sale of subprime mortgages .
- 5. Those are collateralized debt obligations , or cdos , which were backed by subprime home loans .