单词 | mortgage |
释义 | Word Frequency mortgage(ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ) noun 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 £350 000 4. a regular payment of money borrowed under such an agreement a mortgage of £750 per month verb (transitive) 5. to pledge (a house or other property) as security for the repayment of a loan adjective 6. of or relating to a mortgage a mortgage payment Derived forms mortgageable (ˈmortgageable) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French, literally: dead pledge, from mort dead + gage security, gage1 |
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