Alt-A in English

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{
  "etymology_text": "Short for Alternative-A paper.",
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
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        },
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          "name": "Finance",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a mortgage loan, that does not conform to the traditional standards of Fannie Mae, but is presented as having an A credit rating, based on the borrower's FICO credit score."
      ],
      "id": "en-Alt-A-en-adj-fpBVaDY4",
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        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "mortgage",
          "mortgage"
        ],
        [
          "Fannie Mae",
          "Fannie Mae"
        ],
        [
          "credit rating",
          "credit rating"
        ],
        [
          "FICO",
          "FICO"
        ],
        [
          "credit score",
          "credit score"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, finance) Of a mortgage loan, that does not conform to the traditional standards of Fannie Mae, but is presented as having an A credit rating, based on the borrower's FICO credit score."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "liar loan"
        },
        {
          "word": "NINJA loan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alt-A"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Short for Alternative-A paper.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "Alt-A",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "liar loan"
    },
    {
      "word": "NINJA loan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Finance"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a mortgage loan, that does not conform to the traditional standards of Fannie Mae, but is presented as having an A credit rating, based on the borrower's FICO credit score."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "mortgage",
          "mortgage"
        ],
        [
          "Fannie Mae",
          "Fannie Mae"
        ],
        [
          "credit rating",
          "credit rating"
        ],
        [
          "FICO",
          "FICO"
        ],
        [
          "credit score",
          "credit score"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, finance) Of a mortgage loan, that does not conform to the traditional standards of Fannie Mae, but is presented as having an A credit rating, based on the borrower's FICO credit score."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alt-A"
}

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"Alt-A" meaning in English

Adjective