adjustable-rate mortgage: Meaning and Definition of

ad•just'a•ble-rate mort'gage

Pronunciation: (u-jus'tu-bul-rāt"), [key]
  1. a mortgage that provides for periodic changes in the interest rate, based on changing market condtions. Abbr.: ARM
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