Confused about timeshare terminology? Left wondering what all of this timeshare jargon means? We’ve defined the most common terms used in the timeshare industry below. We hope this timeshare glossary helps you become more comfortable in the world of timeshares, and eliminates the learning curve for basic timeshare keywords. Feel free to bookmark this page for future reference!
A
Abstract of Title
Accelerated Use
Advance Fees
Affiliated Resort
Amenities
Accrued Weeks
Ad Valorem
American Resort Development Association (ARDA)
Anniversary Date
Appraisal
Availability
Award Month
B
Banking
Biennial
Blue Season / Blue Week
Bonus Time
Bonus Week
Borrowing
C
Capital Gains Tax
Capital Improvements
Capital Reserve
Campground Membership
Check-In Date
Check-In Time
Closing Costs
Club / Trust Membership
Club Use Period (CUP)
Combination
Confirm-First
Cooling-Off Period
Credits
Current Fair Market Value
D
Day Use
Deeded Property
Depositing
Depreciation
Developer
E
Escrow
Exchange
Exchange Company
Exchange Fee
End-User Finance
Even Year Usage
F
Fair Market Value
Fee Simple
First Right of Refusal
Five Star Resort
Fixed Unit
Fixed Week
Floating Week
Fractional Ownership
G
Gold Crown Resort
Gold Season
Guest Certificate
H
Holiday Club/Vacation Club.
Home Resort
Home Resort Preference Period (HRPP)
I
II
Interval
Internet Marketing
Instant Exchange
Internal Exchange
L
Lease / Leasehold
Levy
Limited Club Use Period
Loan Interest
Lock-Out / Lock-Off Unit
M
Maintenance Fees
Maintenance Week
Maximum Occupancy
Mortgage
O
Occupancy Level
Odd Year Usage
One-In-Four Rule
Open Season
P
Platinum Season
Points
Points Chart
Points Systems
Presentation
Q
Quarter Share
Quit-Claim Deed
R
RCI
Red Week
Red Season
Resale
Resale Broker
Resale Value
Rescission
Rescue / Rescuing
Resort Clubs
Resort Directory
Retail Timeshare
Right of First Refusal
Right-To-Use (RTU)
S
Season
Silver Crown Resort
Silver Season / Silver Week
Space Banking
Special Assessment Fee
Special Assessment (Housing)
T
Tax Deduction
Timeshare
Title
Title Insurance
Trading
Trading Power
Travelshare
Triennial
U
Unit Size
Up-Front Fee
Use Week Calendar
Use Year
V
Vacation Club
Vacation Ownership
W
White Season / White Week
