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
Since the market decline in the last few years, many developers have not had the cash to finish building the homes that many households have already mortgaged.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2025
Singh originally entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 after mortgaging his land in India, was detained by Border Patrol, and released on $5,000 bond, the New York Post reported.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Others see it as a money grab in which the country is being mortgaged in the name of fighting criminal gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Masha confesses to an affair with married army officer Vershinin (James Lewis), while Andrey admits to having mortgaged the family home, without his sisters’ consent, to pay his gambling debts.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2025
Singh originally entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 after mortgaging his land in India, was detained by Border Patrol, and released on $5,000 bond, the New York Post reported.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Others see it as a money grab in which the country is being mortgaged in the name of fighting criminal gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Masha confesses to an affair with married army officer Vershinin (James Lewis), while Andrey admits to having mortgaged the family home, without his sisters’ consent, to pay his gambling debts.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortgage
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Because of delays, Peter, having committed to spending a year in Israel, turned to me to manage all aspects of this sprawling project.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet even among a number of Christians seeking to raise awareness and intensify efforts to put an end to systematic abuses committed by Boko Haram and other jihadi movements, the prospect of foreign intervention raises serious concerns.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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He was released after a few weeks in jail when filmmaker Jen Gatien pledged her $2 million Manhattan apartment where the combat veteran was living as collateral for a bond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Nov. 2025
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Lai has pledged to increase military spending to 5% of GDP by 2030, strengthening the island’s defenses in the face of a rising threat from its giant neighbor China.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgage. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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