All 5 Uses of
mortgage
in
The Devil and Daniel Webster
- So when--ahem--the mortgage falls due next year, you shouldn't have any regrets.†
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- "Speaking of that mortgage, mister," said Jabez Stone, and he looked around for help to the earth and the sky, "I'm beginning to have one or two doubts about it."†
- "Yes, sir," he said, "I'm beginning to have considerable doubts as to that mortgage holding in court."†
- Jabez Stone allowed that it was a kind of mortgage case.†
- "Well, I haven't pleaded a mortgage case in a long time, and I don't generally plead now, except before the Supreme Court," said Dan'l, "but if I can, I'll help you."†
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)