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Writ

Co. Litt.; Hargr. And Butler's Notes to s. 101, and Index to Notes, ibid. 18th Edn. The most used modern writ

Mesoseme

Having a medium orbital index having orbits neither broad nor narrow between megaseme and microseme

Indexer

One who makes an index

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Megaseme

Having the orbital index relatively large having the orbits narrow transversely opposed to microseme

fingerboard

a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger

adjustable-rate mortgage (arm)

the loan the interest rate will change based on the index rate. Also referred to as adjustable mortgage loans (AMLs) or

adjustment interval

usually every one, three or five years depending on the index. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

discount point

the ARM rate will probably go up depending on the index rate. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

mortgage

fixed rate but which is adjusted periodically according to an index (as the cost of funds to the lender) balloon mortgage

cross index

a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work

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