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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
mortgage
/ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/
noun1 of 2
long-term loan from a bank for buying property
- “More and more people are falling behind in their mortgage payments.”Tatoeba
- “My house is a mortgage-free house.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To 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.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)