Idiom
house poor
Meaning
In financial difficulty because of the excessive cost of owning a house, or because the cost of home ownership forms too high a proportion of household income.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They are house poor because their mortgage payments are too high.”
“After buying that expensive property, they are house poor and cannot afford to go on vacation.”
“Despite their impressive salaries, the couple became house poor, finding themselves with little disposable income after meeting the substantial monthly obligations of their mortgage.”
Examples
simple
“They are house poor because their mortgage payments are too high.”
contextual
“After buying that expensive property, they are house poor and cannot afford to go on vacation.”
complex
“Despite their impressive salaries, the couple became house poor, finding themselves with little disposable income after meeting the substantial monthly obligations of their mortgage.”
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