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Subordination

ABA

Updated 10-31-2026

Subordination

the concept of agreeing to make an otherwise senior interest junior (or subordinate) to an interest which otherwise would be a junior interest.

American Bar Association Glossary of Real Estate Terms

ABA · p. 11

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