Synonyms of mortgages

mortgages

verb

present tense third-person singular of mortgage

as in commits

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commits
• pledges
• vows
• promises
• troths
• engages
• contracts
• affiances
• plights
• swears
• betroths
• enrolls
• signs on
• signs up
• enlists
• overcommits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reneges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mortgages

So my guess/belief/thought is that the executive trio is hoping for the best this year, but is unwilling to do anything that mortgages future seasons. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars. — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026