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- [mawr-gij]
- /ˈmɔr gɪdʒ/
- /ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mawr-gij]
- /ˈmɔr gɪdʒ/
Definitions of mortgage word
- noun mortgage the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed. 1
- verb with object mortgage Law. to convey or place (real property) under a mortgage. 1
- verb with object mortgage to place under advance obligation; pledge: to mortgage one's life to the defense of democracy. 1
- noun mortgage The charging of real (or personal) property by a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt (especially one incurred by the purchase of the property), on the condition that it shall be returned on payment of the debt within a certain period. 1
- noun mortgage for house 1
- transitive verb mortgage the house 1
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Origin of mortgage
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; earlier morgage, Middle English < Old French mortgage, equivalent to mort dead (< Latin mortuus) + gage pledge, gage1
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Parts of speech for Mortgage
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mortgage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mortgage
noun mortgage
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- deed — A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
- pledge — a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
verb mortgage
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- pawn — to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch.
- hypothecate — to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
- promise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- guarantee — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
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