homestead

/ˈhəʊmsted/ noun [C] US

Definition

› LAW, PROPERTY property that is your permanent home and not a second home or property that you rent to someone else: In some states your homestead can't be touched by creditors - no matter when it was purchased.

› PROPERTY a house and the surrounding area of land, usually used as a farm: Developers are on the verge of taking over the family homestead.

(Definition of homestead noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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