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mortgaging

mort·gage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mawr-gij]
    • /ˈmɔr gɪdʒ/
    • /ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mawr-gij]
    • /ˈmɔr gɪdʒ/

Definitions of mortgaging word

  • noun mortgaging a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed. 1
  • noun mortgaging the deed by which such a transaction is effected. 1
  • noun mortgaging the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed. 1
  • verb with object mortgaging Law. to convey or place (real property) under a mortgage. 1
  • verb with object mortgaging to place under advance obligation; pledge: to mortgage one's life to the defense of democracy. 1
  • noun mortgaging Present participle of mortgage. 1

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Origin of mortgaging

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 Mortgaging

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mortgaging 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mortgaging usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mortgaging

verb mortgaging

  • 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.

Antonyms for mortgaging

verb mortgaging

  • 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.

Top questions with mortgaging

  • what is mortgaging?
  • what is reverse mortgaging?

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