English Dictionary

jingle mail

名詞

新語 不可算名詞

(neologism) The practice of posting one's house keys back to the mortgage company because of negative equity or inability to pay mortgage investments.

日本語の意味

住宅ローンの負債超過や支払い不能の状況で、家の鍵を抵当会社に郵送する行為（新語）

Facing negative equity and mounting arrears, they ultimately resorted to jingle mail, mailing their house keys back to the mortgage company.

住宅の価値がローン残高を下回り滞納が続いたため、もはや住宅ローンを支払えないと判断し、彼らは最終的に家の鍵を住宅ローン会社に郵送して返却するという方法に訴えた。

意味（1）

(neologism) The practice of posting one's house keys back to the mortgage company because of negative equity or inability to pay mortgage investments.

There's going to be a lot of jingle mail this winter, Barnes says of owners who will simply pop their house keys in the mail in lieu of a mortgage check.