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Investment Value

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:    The...

Investment

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 the...

Intestate

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 property...

Interval Ownership

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 in a Sentence: ...

Interpleader

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:  \in-ˈtər-ˈplē-dər\...

Intermediation

Definition:   The process whereby financial middlemen consolidate many small savings accounts belonging to individual depositors and invest those funds in large, diversified projects. Pronunciation:   \ˌin-tər-ˌmē-dē-ˈā-shən\ Used in a Sentence:   Intermediation...