MORTGAGED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Nearly $15 million has been invested recently or is committed to active projects, with additional bond financing planned for future rounds of infrastructure work.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Charter also committed to investing at least $30 million in customer outreach initiatives, such as digital literacy training and device access for low-income communities.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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Bitcoin per share treats every coin as equivalent, but 16,116 of Twenty One's coins, more than a third of the stack, sit pledged as collateral against $485 million in convertible notes, against a cash position of $106 million.

— Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The suspect allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, investigators said.

— Jack Date, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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