verb🔗ShareTo borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan."We mortgaged our house in order to start a company."propertyfinancebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pledge and make liable; to make subject to obligation; to achieve an immediate result by paying for it in the long term."The family mortgaged their house to pay for their daughter's college tuition. "propertybusinessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading