mortgage

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 Golden State needs to improve its roster in a way that doesn't mortgage the future. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025 This led to a seven year stretch of LA being without a first-round pick, that was in theory expected to mortgage their future. Tyler Small, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 For starters, the first year for a new coaching staff with a roster coming off a five-win season seems like an odd time to mortgage the future for the present. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 Rose has mortgaged her house to come here, seeking the magically curative talents of one Dr. Gomez, who ignores her bone wastage while prodding at her memories of her hostile parents and mysteriously dead sister. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mortgage

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“Mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgage. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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