as in to commit
to obligate by prior agreement
I've mortgaged all my free time this week to the hospice and won't be able to come to the party
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Recent Examples of mortgage
The team also didn’t completely mortgage its future just in case this doesn’t work out.
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Mike D. Sykes, Ii, For The Win, 3 Feb. 2025
Enacting real property rights in space would create a marketplace for buying, selling, renting and mortgaging property.
—Wayne N White Jr, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
And if the answer to all of those questions is no, then what is next for a franchise that mortgaged its future for a squad that hasn’t climbed past the middle?
—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
It is bogged down, having incurred more than 600,000 casualties and mortgaged its economic and technological future.
—Jake Sullivan, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
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Mike D. Sykes, Ii, For The Win, 3 Feb. 2025
Enacting real property rights in space would create a marketplace for buying, selling, renting and mortgaging property.
—Wayne N White Jr, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
And if the answer to all of those questions is no, then what is next for a franchise that mortgaged its future for a squad that hasn’t climbed past the middle?
—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
It is bogged down, having incurred more than 600,000 casualties and mortgaged its economic and technological future.
—Jake Sullivan, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
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Republicans are committed to trillions in federal spending cuts, and Medicaid is appearing as a large target.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2025
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But McMillan was the Panthers’ headliner and sent a clear message that the organization is committed to helping its quarterback.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump has pledged to conduct widespread deportations as his administration looks to remove millions of undocumented immigrants.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, has pledged to ensure Adams supports federal deportation efforts, despite New York’s status as a sanctuary city, a designation that seeks to protect migrants in the country illegally from immigration enforcement.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgage. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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