the property laddernoun [ S ]
uk/ˈprɒp.ə.ti ˌlæd.ər/us/ˈprɑː.pɚ.t̬i ˌlæd.ɚ/a series of stages in owning houses in which you buy a small house or apartment first and then buy a bigger or more expensive house when you have enough money:
House prices are so high now it is hard for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder (= buy their first house).
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Houses & homes
- A-frame
- almshouse
- apartment
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- apt
- flatlet
- flophouse
- garden apartment
- garden flat
- gated community
- prefab
- public housing
- pueblo
- Quonset hut
- ranch house
- villa
- walk-up
- wigwam
- workhouse
- yurt
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