Both Uses of
mortgage
in
Middlemarch
- "So, sir, you've been paying ten per cent for money which you've promised to pay off by mortgaging my land when I'm dead and gone, eh?†
Chpt 1
- Whether it's mortgage or purchase they're going for, I can't tell yet."†
Chpt 4 *
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)