subprime

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈsʌb.pɹʌɪm/    /ˈsʌb.pɹaɪm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A subprime loan.
形容词 adj.
  1. Less than prime; inferior. not-comparable
    — subprime beef
  2. Designating a loan (typically at a greater than usual rate of interest) offered to a borrower who is not qualified for other loans (for example, because of a poor credit history). US,not-comparable
    — Central to the story was Steve Eisman, an eccentric and rebarbative hedge-funder who was one of the earliest to see through the subprime lies.
  3. Designating a type of commercial lending rate, less than the prime rate, offered to desirable borrowers. US,dated,not-comparable

词形变化

subprimes plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English prime
English subprime
From sub- + prime.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English prime
English subprime
From sub- + prime.
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