as in to commit
to obligate by prior agreement
I've mortgaged all my free time this week to the hospice and won't be able to come to the party
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Recent Examples of mortgage
Clooney had to mortgage his house to help finance the black-and-white film, which received six Oscar nominations, including for best screenplay.
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Thea Traff, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
For starters, the first year for a new coaching staff with a roster coming off a five-win season seems like an odd time to mortgage the future for the present.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The team also didn’t completely mortgage its future just in case this doesn’t work out.
—Mike D. Sykes, Ii, For The Win, 3 Feb. 2025
Enacting real property rights in space would create a marketplace for buying, selling, renting and mortgaging property.
—Wayne N White Jr, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
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Thea Traff, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
For starters, the first year for a new coaching staff with a roster coming off a five-win season seems like an odd time to mortgage the future for the present.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The team also didn’t completely mortgage its future just in case this doesn’t work out.
—Mike D. Sykes, Ii, For The Win, 3 Feb. 2025
Enacting real property rights in space would create a marketplace for buying, selling, renting and mortgaging property.
—Wayne N White Jr, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
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One episode was based on a study by Harvard psychiatrist Felton Earls showing that kids exposed to gunfire were more likely to commit violence.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Countries signing onto the agreement are committing to improve their disease surveillance and grow their heath care workforces, strengthen their regulatory systems and invest in research and development.—
Nicole Hassoun,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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Montenegro has pledged to avoid any cooperation with the far-right Chega party.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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Since the report’s release, each member of the Taskforce — which runs alongside Kate’s broader Shaping Us campaign — has pledged to take action.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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“Mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgage. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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