Synonyms of mortgaging

mortgaging

verb

present participle of mortgage

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• committing
• pledging
• vowing
• engaging
• promising
• trothing
• betrothing
• enlisting
• enrolling
• plighting
• contracting
• signing on
• swearing
• signing up
• affiancing
• overcommitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reneging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mortgaging

How To Say No Without Damaging Relationships Leaders who never build the time management skill of triage put their most important priorities at risk, mortgaging that work in more ways than one. — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

However, the Clippers are valuing youth, depth and future draft assets after mortgaging so much of that for the Leonard-George pairing. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Stop mortgaging our future for vanity projects. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

Oklahoma Education Association President Cari Elledge equated the plan to mortgaging a teacher’s future for a salary increase today. — 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