Synonyms of mortgage

mortgage

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commit
• pledge
• troth
• vow
• engage
• plight
• promise
• enrol
• contract
• swear
• affiance
• enroll
• sign on
• enlist
• sign up
• betroth
• overcommit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• renege

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mortgage

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

Speaking to parents of other childhood cancer patients, the senator heard poignant stories of families with no health care coverage, mortgaging their homes and going into debt because of the hand fate had dealt them. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024

Here's how a Fed rate cut could impact your credit card balance Will mortgage interest rates drop this week? —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024