Synonyms for mortgage


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mawr-gij
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔr gɪdʒ


Définition of mortgage

Origin :
  • late 14c., morgage, "conveyance of property as security for a loan or agreement," from Old French morgage (13c.), mort gaige, literally "dead pledge" (replaced in modern Frech by hypothèque), from mort "dead" (see mortal (adj.)) + gage "pledge" (see wage (n.)). So called because the deal dies either when the debt is paid or when payment fails. Old French mort is from Vulgar Latin *mortus "dead," from Latin mortuus, past participle of mori "to die" (see mortal (adj.)). The -t- restored in English based on Latin.
  • noun loan agreement
Example sentences :
  • It's Bill that bled me, and bled me until I've had to soak a mortgage on the ranch.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • That's all we want the new marsh for--just to clear off the mortgage.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Father can't refuse to mortgage; why doesn't he write to me?
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "He wants to talk with you about a mortgage," I said bluntly.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Many a holder of a second mortgage has been left to hold the sack.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • House of God, a building with a steeple and a mortgage on it.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • We've paid off the last cent of the mortgage, and the farm is all free and clear.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • He was left with his mother to take care on, an' a mortgage to work off.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • His blood might pay off a mortgage or send a son to college.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Suppose it is covered with a mortgage, if she is all you say, you two can work it off.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor

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