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assumable

American  
[uh-soo-muh-buhl] / əˈsu mə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being assumed, as an office or an obligation.

    Assumable mortgages are hard to find these days.


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Origin of assumable

First recorded in 1775–85; assume + -able

Example Sentences

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And the White House, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — the two enterprises that back most U.S. mortgages — continues to push the idea of portable and assumable mortgages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

The only solutions he mentioned were assumable mortgages and portable mortgages.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

If, for example, someone had taken out an assumable loan at a 3% mortgage rate, that lower financing cost could be a selling point for buyers in today’s higher-rate market.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Government-backed mortgages such as Federal Housing Administration or Veterans Affairs loans are already assumable, but they account for a small fraction of the overall market.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

I answer that, The human flesh is assumable by the Word on account of the order which it has to the rational soul as to its proper form.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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