Both Uses of
mortgage
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- The acres not entailed were mortgaged to the hilt, and the little cash he made went to interest.
p. 27..9mortgaged = put up as collateral for a loan
- The Methodists were trying to pay off their church mortgage, and had challenged the Baptists to a game of touch football.
p. 121..9 *mortgage = real estate loan
Definition:
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(mortgage) a real estate loan; or to offer real estate as collateral for a loan
(collateral is something that has to be given to the lender if the loan isn't paid as agreed)