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refinancing

refinancing paying off one loan by obtaining another; refinancing is generally done to secure better loan terms (like a lower

Defrayer

One who pays off expenses

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Redemption

act of redeeming, which in its ordinary meaning is equal to bringing off a charge or obligation by payment--.By the down payment, the entire land revenue to be recovered from that land was redeemed. Redemption, is the

Mortgage

the mortgagee to transfer the mortgage debt instead of reconveying; power to inspect title deeds, and power to pay off one mortgage, where there are mortgages to the same person of different properties, without paying off the others,

Tail

tenant-in-tail must generally keep down the interest, yet, having only a particular interest, he is not bound to pay off any charge or incumbrance affecting the estate; if, however, he do so, the presumption is that the meant … S.L. Act, 1890, in regard to his powers as 'estate owner.' (10) Neither was such issue bound to pay off his ancestor's incumbrances, nor to keep down the interest thereon; but he is liable to Crown debts under

earmarking doctrine

in bankruptcy law: a loan made by a third person to a debtor to enable the debtor to pay off a specified creditor cannot be avoided by the trustee as a preference since the debtor never actually had

fund

for greater diversification in investing executor fund : a fund established in estate planning to provide for the payment of final expenses by an executor joint wel·fare fund : a fund that is established by collective bargaining

payoff

payoff 1 : the act or an instance of paying someone off : bribe compare kickback 2 : the

amortize

amortize -tized -tiz·ing : to reduce (an amount) gradually: as a : to pay off (as a loan) gradually usually by periodic payments of principal and interest or payments to a sinking fund

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