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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Texas built its double-digit lead despite committing six turnovers and getting just four points from all-conference honorees Madison Booker and Rori Harmon.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Still, abandoning my life in New York City and committing to the incalculable unknowns of being the resident baker at the South Pole was immoderate, even for me.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Murphy’s Love Story has plenty of women taking to TikTok to revamp their wardrobe with vintage Calvin Klein and pledging to sow their own downtown Carolyn Bessette Kennedy oats.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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When the motion passed, residents stormed out of the room en masse, some yelling profanity and pledging to vote coucilmembers out of office.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Mortgaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgaging. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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