SpellRight › Spelling
Raremortgaging
The correct spelling is mortgaging.
How to pronounce mortgaging
verb
Say it like: Mor-tga-jin-g
The correct spelling is mortgaging. 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 p… For example: "We mortgaged our house in order to start a company."
Usage Examples
“We mortgaged our house in order to start a company.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.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.
- 2.To pledge and make liable; to make subject to obligation; to achieve an immediate result by paying for it in the long term.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is mortgaged.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.