mortgage
mortgage
[ˈmɔːgɪdʒ]
noun
mortgageable
adjective
语源
[ˈmɔːgɪdʒ]
noun
- the charging of real (or personal) property by a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt (especially one incurred by the purchase of the property), on the condition that it shall be returned on payment of the debt within a certain period
（尤指因购买地产所需的）抵押
■a deed effecting such a transaction
抵押契据
■a loan obtained through the conveyance of property as security
抵押贷款
I put down a hundred thousand in cash and took out a mortgage for the rest.
我付了十万元现金，余额用抵押贷款支付。
- [with obj.](常作be mortgaged)convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan
（将房屋等）抵押（给债权人以获得借款）
■(figurative)expose to future risk or constraint for the sake of immediate advantage
(喻)（为眼前好处）承受（未来）风险
some people worry that selling off state assets mortgages the country's future.
有人担心出售国有资产是拿国家前途作抵押。
mortgageable
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French, literally dead pledge', from mort (from Latin mortuus 'dead') + gage 'pledge'
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