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mortgage

🇬🇧 UK/ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒ/🇺🇸 US/'mɒ:gidʒ/
NGSL 3kIELTSGREB2

Definitions

n.

A legal agreement in which property is pledged as security for a loan, especially to buy that property

抵押贷款;按揭

v.

To pledge property as security for a loan; to risk something for an immediate gain at future cost

抵押(房产等)以获得贷款

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
mortdeath, die
+
gageother
=mortgage

Common Collocations

  • 1.mortgage payment房贷支付
  • 2.mortgage rate抵押率
  • 3.mortgage debt房贷债务
  • 4.take out mortgage申请按揭

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    They took out a thirty-year mortgage to buy their first house.

  • 2.

    The couple took out a [mortgage] to buy.

  • 3.

    The [mortgage] payment is their largest monthly expense.

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