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
The man had been forced to mortgage his land after gang members had extorted him, and the bank was about to foreclose.
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Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
Scouting in stealth: Heat scouring for success (if) at No. 20 in NBA draft
ASK IRA: Is practicing prudence essential in Heat not mortgaging future in a Durant deal?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Phoenix mortgaged its future to land Durant in the first place, sending Brooklyn four first-rounders, a pick swap, and two high-end starters in Bridges and Cam Johnson.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
The Phillies have the prospect depth to make a significant offer without mortgaging their future.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
Scouting in stealth: Heat scouring for success (if) at No. 20 in NBA draft
ASK IRA: Is practicing prudence essential in Heat not mortgaging future in a Durant deal?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Phoenix mortgaged its future to land Durant in the first place, sending Brooklyn four first-rounders, a pick swap, and two high-end starters in Bridges and Cam Johnson.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
The Phillies have the prospect depth to make a significant offer without mortgaging their future.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortgage
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McBee also admitted to committing additional fraud in 2019 and 2020.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The campaign saw 18,682 backers pledging over $3 million, with every backer receiving a Sleep A30.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Harvard’s athletics website has scrubbed from its pages a policy pledging inclusion for transgender athletes.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgage. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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