MORTGAGING Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

mortgaging

verb

present participle of mortgage

as in committing

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 mortgaging How To Say No Without Damaging Relationships Leaders who never build the time management skill of triage put their most important priorities at risk, mortgaging that work in more ways than one. — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 However, the Clippers are valuing youth, depth and future draft assets after mortgaging so much of that for the Leonard-George pairing. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Stop mortgaging our future for vanity projects. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026 Oklahoma Education Association President Cari Elledge equated the plan to mortgaging a teacher’s future for a salary increase today. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Mar. 2026 The Rams also draft well in the deeper rounds, which ought to give them some confidence that trading a single first-round pick isn’t the same as completely mortgaging the future. — Sam McDowell 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026 Baker has capitalized on other retail real estate in Canada and Europe, including huge Hudson’s Bay flagships in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and mortgaging the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship as an important financing asset. — David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026 Second and third mortgaging the house. — David K. Li, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025

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The country is also placing its hopes on automation, with the government committing 1 billion Singapore dollars ($787 million) to public AI research from 2026 to 2030.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Always check industry average rates and lender rates before committing to a mortgage lender.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

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Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images American Airlines has joined the growing list of employers pledging to match contributions to Trump Accounts for their employees, the company said Monday in an announcement exclusively provided to CNBC.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Ellison has now satisfied that request, pledging in writing to release 30 films a year for three years and to give each a 45-day window.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

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