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gɪdʒ noun
1.
a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
2.
the deed by which such a transaction is effected.
3.
the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed.
verb (used with object)
4.
Law. to convey or place (real property) under a mortgage.
5.
to place under advance obligation; pledge: to mortgage one's life to the defense of democracy.
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Origin:
1350–1400; earlier morgage, Middle English < Old French mortgage, equivalent to mort dead (< Latin mortuus) + gage pledge, gage1
1350–1400; earlier morgage, Middle English < Old French mortgage, equivalent to mort dead (< Latin mortuus) + gage pledge, gage1
Related forms
o·ver·mort·gage, verb, o·ver·mort·gaged, o·ver·mort·gag·ing.
re·mort·gage, verb (used with object), re·mort·gaged, re·mort·gag·ing.
sub·mort·gage, noun
un·mort·gage, verb (used with object), un·mort·gaged, un·mort·gag·ing.
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mortgage (ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an agreement under which a person borrows money to buy property, esp a house, and the lender may take possession of the property if the borrower fails to repay the money |
| 2. | the deed effecting such an agreement |
| 3. | the loan obtained under such an agreement: a mortgage of £48 000 |
| 4. | a regular payment of money borrowed under such an agreement: a mortgage of £247 per month |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to pledge (a house or other property) as security for the repayment of a loan |
| —adj | |
| 6. | of or relating to a mortgage: a mortgage payment |
| [C14: from Old French, literally: dead pledge, from mort dead + gage security, | |
| 'mortgageable | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
mortgage
1390, from O.Fr. morgage (13c.), mort gaige, lit. "dead pledge" (replaced in modern Fr. by hypothèque), from mort "dead" + gage "pledge;" so called because the deal dies either when the debt is paid or when payment fails. O.Fr. mort is from V.L. *mortus "dead," from L. mortuus, pp. of mori "to
die" (see mortal). The verb is first attested 1467.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
mortgage [(mawr-gij)]A legal agreement that creates an interest in real estate between a borrower and a lender. Commonly used to purchase homes, mortgages specify the terms by which the purchaser borrows from the lender (usually a bank or a savings and loan association), using his or her title to the house as security for the unpaid balance of the loan.
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Example sentences
But in order for that to happen, a mortgage broker may have first originated that loan, and charged the borrower a fee.
If you continue making payments on the auto loan but stop paying your mortgage, then the situation changes.
Having a preapproved mortgage loan has many advantages.
Student loan deferment options are likewise more generous than a typical credit card, mortgage or car loan.
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