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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Don’t allow Grier and McDaniel to mortgage the future in a desperate effort to win in 2025.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
To fund the company and an international dance festival in Shanghai, Jin mortgaged her house, then capitalized on her outspokenness by becoming one of China’s top talk-show hosts.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
So when the developer mortgaged its interest in the lease, the owner would also have to mortgage its interest in the property to the same lender to provide more security for the developer’s loan.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Plus, the Knicks’ draft cupboard is bare The Knicks mortgaged five first-round picks for Bridges, leaving their next potential first-rounder—a conditional pick from Washington—in doubt.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
To fund the company and an international dance festival in Shanghai, Jin mortgaged her house, then capitalized on her outspokenness by becoming one of China’s top talk-show hosts.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
So when the developer mortgaged its interest in the lease, the owner would also have to mortgage its interest in the property to the same lender to provide more security for the developer’s loan.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Plus, the Knicks’ draft cupboard is bare The Knicks mortgaged five first-round picks for Bridges, leaving their next potential first-rounder—a conditional pick from Washington—in doubt.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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