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Vocabulary Entry
mortgage
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A legal agreement in which a bank or similar organization lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property until the debt is repaid.
Example Sentences
"She took out a mortgage to buy her first home."
"His mortgage payments are due on the first of each month."
"They are refinancing their mortgage to get a better interest rate."
V
verb
To create a mortgage on a property.
Example Sentences
"They decided to mortgage their house to fund the business."
"He plans to mortgage his property to access some equity."
"You can mortgage your home to get cash for other investments."