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DTI

British  

abbreviation

  1. Department of Trade and Industry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Andrea Johnson runs her own hair salon and her income varies significantly each year — as does her DTI, which proved a challenge when trying to qualify for a conventional mortgage.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Following a cabinet reshuffle in the autumn of 1985, he left the DTI to become Conservative Party chairman.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

"We used DTI to assess the sharpness of the transition from gray matter to white matter," Dr. Lipton said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

DTI is the ratio of all of a homebuyer’s monthly expenses, divided by gross income.

From Washington Times • Apr. 18, 2023

If you have dings on your credit or don’t have a lot of cash reserves, your maximum DTI will probably be much lower.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2018

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