second mortgage

noun

: a mortgage the lien of which is subordinate to that of a first mortgage

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My roughly $50,000 student loan balance came with an $800 monthly payment that felt like a second mortgage. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 She was forced to take out a second line of credit — a home-equity loan, or second mortgage — which cost another $700 per month. — Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Youth clubs were in their infancy and didn’t require a second mortgage to join. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026 Finance of America is available in all 50 states, while GoodLife is only available in 38 states and offers a second mortgage product, while GoodLife does not. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for second mortgage

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1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of second mortgage was in 1912

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