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. 23.6mortgaged = 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. 105.5 *mortgage = real estate loan
Definition:
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)
(collateral is something that has to be given to the lender if the loan isn't paid as agreed)