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timeshare

/ˈtaɪmʃer/

Meanings
noun
A property jointly owned or leased by multiple people who are allowed to use it only during specified periods each year.

Examples :

"My family owns a timeshare in Florida, so we get to spend one week there every summer. "
property business finance

Related Words

Illustration leased

leased verb

/list/

(chiefly dialectal) To gather.

"After the storm, we leased the scattered branches in the yard and piled them by the curb. "

Illustration summer

summer noun

/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈsʌmɚ/

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

"the heat of summer"

Illustration periods

periods noun

/ˈpɪriədz/ /ˈpɪəriːədz/

A length of time.

"There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

Illustration specified

specified adjective

/ˈspɛsɪfaɪd/

Thoroughly explained.

"The specified dress code for the party included a formal gown and black tie. "

Illustration jointly

jointly adverb

/ˈdʒɔɪntli/ /ˈdʒɔɪntliː/

Together, acting as one; collectively.

"They jointly raised the child, even though they were no longer married."

Illustration owned

owned verb

/əʊnd/ /oʊnd/

To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to.

"I own this car."

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

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people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

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allowed verb

/əˈlaʊd/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

Illustration multiple

multiple noun

/ˈmʌltɪpl̩/

A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

"14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7"

Illustration property

property noun

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/

Something that is owned.

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

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during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "