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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Although the major carriers have largely committed to not passing along any extra surcharges to consumers with the fees kicking in, the escalation of the fees starting in April delivers an added risk that the costs could get too high and begin to be passed along to shippers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Columbia University agreed to pay $221 million, and Brown University committed $50 million in July, while at least nine major law firms have pledged between $40 million and $125 million each in pro bono services, according to a July news release from the White House.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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In his address to parliament, Lecornu pledged to suspend French President Emmanuel Macron’s signature pension reform.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Mortgaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgaged. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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