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Word: Mortgage
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘dead pledge’, from mort (from Latin mortuus ‘dead’) + gage ‘pledge’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan
Short Definition:convey property to creditor as security on loan
Examples:- the estate was mortgaged up to the hilt
- a heavily mortgaged farm
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