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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMortgage
/ˈmɔːr.ɡɪdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A legal agreement by which a bank, building society, or other creditor lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt.
"They took out a thirty-year mortgage to buy their first home."
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To convey or pledge property as security for the payment of a debt or loan.
"He had to mortgage his house to pay off his business debts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle French, combining 'mort' (dead) and 'gage' (pledge), originally denoting a pledge that died or ceased if the debt was not paid. The term entered English in the late Middle Ages and evolved to signify legal property pledges used as security for loans.
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hypothèque
Transliteration: i.pɔ.tɛk
"Ils ont contracté une hypothèque pour acheter leur maison."
Hypothek
Transliteration: hy.poˈtɛːk
"Die Bank hat eine Hypothek auf das Haus eingetragen."
mutuo
Transliteration: ˈmu.tu.o
"Hanno chiesto un mutuo per comprare casa."
hipoteca
Transliteration: i.poˈte.ka
"Pagatamos la hipoteca cada mes."
hipoteca
Transliteration: i.poˈtɛ.kɐ
"Eles solicitaram uma hipoteca para comprar o apartamento."
बंधक
Transliteration: bandhak
"उन्होंने घर खरीदने के लिए बंधक लिया।"
按揭
Transliteration: ànjiè
"他们申请了房屋按揭贷款。"
주택담보대출
Transliteration: jutaekdambodaechul
"우리는 집을 사기 위해 주택담보대출을 받았다."
住宅ローン
Transliteration: jūtaku rōn
"私たちは家を買うために住宅ローンを組んだ。"
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