as in committing
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 mortgaging
Oklahoma Education Association President Cari Elledge equated the plan to mortgaging a teacher’s future for a salary increase today.
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Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Mar. 2026
The Rams also draft well in the deeper rounds, which ought to give them some confidence that trading a single first-round pick isn’t the same as completely mortgaging the future.
—Sam McDowell 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Baker has capitalized on other retail real estate in Canada and Europe, including huge Hudson’s Bay flagships in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and mortgaging the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship as an important financing asset.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
Second and third mortgaging the house.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Mar. 2026
The Rams also draft well in the deeper rounds, which ought to give them some confidence that trading a single first-round pick isn’t the same as completely mortgaging the future.
—Sam McDowell 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Baker has capitalized on other retail real estate in Canada and Europe, including huge Hudson’s Bay flagships in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and mortgaging the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship as an important financing asset.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
Second and third mortgaging the house.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortgaging
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The objective is to stress-test assumptions before committing capital.—
Jane Sadowsky,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Bruins, though, went cold on offense in the second quarter and Minnesota cut it to a three-point game despite committing turnovers and having several shots blocked.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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The effort to stop evictions linked to Operation Metro Surge could cost about $32 million, according to the philanthropic organization pledging about half of that amount in an effort to help.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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That moved nine pharmaceutical companies to buy newspaper ads pledging not to release any vaccines before they were proved safe and effective.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mortgaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgaging. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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