as in committed
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 mortgaged
In order to secure the loan, Chapman mortgaged the property with her brother Edward Chapman, who is also CEO of Marchesa.
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
All of those general managers, at one point or another, mortgaged the future for the present.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 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
Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
All of those general managers, at one point or another, mortgaged the future for the present.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortgaged
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War stories have acquired even greater momentum since railroads and military staff colleges emerged in the late nineteenth century, when states committed themselves to the business of planning—a serious work that nevertheless entails playing war games and imagining scenarios.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Schools have already committed to more than $150 million in buyouts to fired NCAA coaches this season, and there’s still two months left in the season.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Thinking long term, the brand has pledged ambitious sustainability goals, aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its own operations and supply chain by 2040.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The new leader has pledged stronger climate and biodiversity goals than his predecessor, but has yet to flesh out his policies.—
Nithin Coca,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Mortgaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgaged. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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