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mortgage

24 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mortgage (noun)
  2. mortgage (verb)
  3. adjustable rate mortgage (noun)
  4. blanket mortgage (noun)
  5. chattel mortgage (noun)
  6. closed mortgage (noun)
  7. contributory mortgage (noun)
  8. conventional mortgage (noun)
  9. equitable mortgage (noun)
  10. first mortgage (noun)
  11. general mortgage (noun)
  12. installment mortgage (noun)
  13. junior mortgage (noun)
  14. leasehold mortgage (noun)
  15. open-end mortgage (noun)
  16. package mortgage (noun)
  17. participating mortgage (noun)
  18. purchase-money mortgage (noun)
  19. reverse annuity mortgage (noun)
  20. reverse mortgage (noun)
  21. second mortgage (noun)
  22. third mortgage (noun)
  23. trust mortgage (noun)
  24. variable rate mortgage (noun)

1mort·gage

noun \ˈmȯr-gij\

Definition of MORTGAGE

1
: a conveyance of or lien against property (as for securing a loan) that becomes void upon payment or performance according to stipulated terms
2
a : the instrument evidencing the mortgage b : the state of the property so mortgaged c : the interest of the mortgagee in such property
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Examples of MORTGAGE

  1. He will have to take out a mortgage in order to buy the house.
  2. They hope to pay off the mortgage on their home soon.

Origin of MORTGAGE

Middle English morgage, from Anglo-French mortgage, from mort dead (from Latin mortuus) + gage gage — more at murder
First Known Use: 15th century

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