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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 mortgaged word
- noun mortgaged a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed. 1
- noun mortgaged the deed by which such a transaction is effected. 1
- noun mortgaged the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed. 1
- verb with object mortgaged Law. to convey or place (real property) under a mortgage. 1
- verb with object mortgaged to place under advance obligation; pledge: to mortgage one's life to the defense of democracy. 1
- noun mortgaged Simple past tense and past participle of mortgage. 1
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Origin of mortgaged
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 Mortgaged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mortgaged 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".
mortgaged usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mortgaged
verb mortgaged
- insure — to guarantee against loss or harm.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
noun mortgaged
- loaned — Simple past tense and past participle of loan.
- advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- deeded — something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day.
- titled — of or relating to a title: the title story in a collection.
Antonyms for mortgaged
verb mortgaged
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
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