adj
Meaning 1
Less than prime; inferior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- subprime beef
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: superprime
Standard Lemma guide
subprime
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UK: /ˈsʌb.pɹʌɪm/
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General-American: /ˈsʌb.pɹaɪm/
adj
Meaning 2
Designating a loan (typically at a greater than usual rate of interest) offered to a borrower who is not qualified for other loans (for example, because of a poor credit history).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
Qualifier: now worldwide
Topics: banking, business
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Designating a type of commercial lending rate, less than the prime rate, offered to desirable borrowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dated, not-comparable
Topics: banking, business
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A subprime loan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English prime English subprime From sub- + prime.