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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFor-sale-by-owner
/fɔːr seɪl baɪ ˈoʊ.nər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A method of selling real estate directly by the property owner without the services of a real estate broker or agent.
"Choosing for-sale-by-owner allows sellers to avoid paying hefty agent commissions."
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Relating to or designating a property being offered for sale directly by its owner.
"We toured several for-sale-by-owner homes this weekend to find a better deal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the preposition 'for', the noun 'sale', the preposition 'by', and the noun 'owner'. Emerging prominently in American real estate lexicon during the mid-20th century, it reflects a compounding structure used to describe direct consumer transactions bypassing traditional agency mediation.
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vente par le propriétaire
Transliteration: vɑ̃t paʁ lə pʁopʁijɛtɛʁ
"Cette maison est une vente par le propriétaire."
Privatverkauf
Transliteration: pʁiˈvaːtfɛɐ̯ˌkaʊf
"Der Privatverkauf spart hohe Maklergebühren."
vendita da parte del proprietario
Transliteration: ˈvɛndita da ˈparte del proprjeˈtario
"La vendita da parte del proprietario evita le commissioni dell'agenzia."
venta directa por el propietario
Transliteration: ˈbenta diˈrekta por el pɾopaˈtɾio
"Muchos compradores buscan casas en venta directa por el propietario."
venda direta pelo proprietário
Transliteration: ˈvẽdɐ diˈɾetɐ ˈpeļu pɾopɾiˈaɾiu
"A venda direta pelo proprietário pode economizar dinheiro."
मालिक द्वारा बिक्री
Transliteration: maalik dvaara bikrii
"मालिक द्वारा बिक्री से एजेंट का कमीशन बच जाता है।"
业主自售
Transliteration: yèzhǔ zì shòu
"业主自售可以帮买卖双方省下中介费。"
직거래
Transliteration: jikgeorae
"이 집은 부동산을 통하지 않은 직거래 매물입니다."
売り主直売
Transliteration: urinushi chokubai
"売り主直売の物件は仲介手数料がかかりません。"
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