Definition for sub-prime - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	sub-prime (sub-prime) Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbprʌɪm/ adjective denoting or relating to credit or loan arrangements for borrowers with a poor credit history, typically having unfavourable conditions such as high interest rates: the sub-prime mortgage market		More words in this category annualized balance base rate checking account credit analyst discounted cash flow draft forward lockbox mark-to-market mutual mutualize non-contributory overwrite personal pension pro forma profit and loss account triple A unpeg uprate Nearby Words Sub-Boreal sub-branch sub-breed sub-lessee sub-lessor Sub-Lt. sub-machine gun sub-post office sub-postmaster sub-prime sub-Saharan sub-underwrite sub-zero subacid subacute subadult subaerial subagency subalpine