mortgaged

verb

past tense of mortgage
as in committed
to obligate by prior agreement I've mortgaged all my free time this week to the hospice and won't be able to come to the party

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Recent Examples of mortgaged And there is anger at being ignored, sidelined, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us on everything from the economy to climate. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Right now, these properties are not being resold or mortgaged. — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Bridges, also brought in before 2024-25, could frustrate Knicks supporters, mostly because team president Leon Rose mortgaged the future on him. — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026 The last time the Broncos mortgaged this much of their future on a player also brought a celebratory dinner at a steakhouse. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 Guerin has already mortgaged a large part of the future in trades for Hughes and David Jiricek and may not want to trade more young roster players (Jesper Wallstedt, Danila Yurov) or prospects (Charlie Stramel, Hunter Haight, Adam Benak). — Michael Russo, New York Times, 26 May 2026 Python member Eric Idle approached Harrison and was amazed when the musician not only put up the cash but — together with manager Denis O’Brien — mortgaged his home to form HandMade Films and do so. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026 After going a combined 3-of-15 from 3-point range in Games 1 and 2, the player the Magic mortgaged four first-round picks for had yet to justify that investment in this series. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Shepherd saw an opportunity and mortgaged her home to start a mail-order seed business, marketing unusual seed varieties, including mesclun mixes. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortgaged
  1. committed
  2. pledged
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  • Data center math Recall that Nvidia earlier this month committed to a $105 billion backstop for a new OpenAI data center campus in Ohio.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • After taking office in 2019, Nessel fired a special prosecutor who had brought criminal charges and assembled a new team of attorneys to determine whether crimes were committed.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of committed
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  • In September, the parliamentary speaker pledged to pay the bride price whenever Oyo determined to get married, to which the king in his throne smiled.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Republican candidate, Mike Rogers, has pledged support for a corrupt, racist, authoritarian-minded administration.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pledged

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“Mortgaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgaged. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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