second mortgage

noun

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

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Both strategies have benefits and drawbacks — as does refinancing the second mortgage altogether. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 To stay above the water, many people are applying for additional credit cards and taking out loans and second mortgages. — Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 When Kiyosaki was starting his wallet business in the 1970s, Ralph took out a second mortgage to loan him $100,000. — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026 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 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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