mortgage

verb

Definition of mortgagenext
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 last thing the Warriors should do right now is take a swing at landing Anthony Davis or mortgage their future (both in draft assets and future cap space) on any other player who is readily available at the moment. — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 4 July 2026 After going a combined 3-of-15 from 3-point range in Games 1 and 2, the player the Magic mortgaged four first-round picks for had yet to justify that investment in this series. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Bridges, also brought in before 2024-25, could frustrate Knicks supporters, mostly because team president Leon Rose mortgaged the future on him. — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026 Python member Eric Idle approached Harrison and was amazed when the musician not only put up the cash but — together with manager Denis O’Brien — mortgaged his home to form HandMade Films and do so. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mortgage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortgage
  1. commit
  2. pledge
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  • Florida has been legally committed to this question for more than 30 years.
    — Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • All of the democratic socialist legislators, including then-Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, were smart enough to stay away, figuring this was not the moment to cheer Hamas, even for those committed to the Palestinian cause.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of commit
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  • With little chance of surviving the Senate’s 60-vote threshold known as the filibuster, Johnson has pledged to try and pass a version of it as a budget bill, which requires just a simple majority in the other chamber.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • In 2025, a consortium of private donors pledged $1 billion toward the FCC’s construction, marking the first time in CERN’s history that private philanthropy has committed to a flagship research project at this scale.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of pledge

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“Mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgage. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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