mortgage
1. [ noun ] (business) a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
Related terms: security_interest chattel_mortgage second_mortgage first_mortgage
2. [ verb ] put up as security or collateral
Related terms: owe bond mortgagee
Similar spelling:   mortgager
  mortgagee
  mortgaged
  mortgagor
  mortise
  mortice