mortgaged

past tense of mortgage
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 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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  • Helping clients 'divorce emotions from investment decisions' Parsons Capital Management is committed to treating its clients equally, as well, regardless of their financial standing, according to John Mullen.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In April 2024, then-Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited the community and committed to helping Shiloh homeowners.
    Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, by contrast, have pledged to vote against any funding package that includes an extension of ACA tax credits.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Around 30,000 employees signed a petition protesting the company’s in-office mandate, and more than 1,800 pledged to walk out from their jobs to take a stand.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Mortgaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgaged. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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