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 Second and third mortgaging the house. — David K. Li, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025 Stop mortgaging our future for vanity projects. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 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 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 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

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Kane went from penalty scorer to committing a foul that led to a Mexico penalty, kicking the leg of Brian Gutiérrez while trying to clear the ball.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Drop Shots 😱 A player in the girls’ singles was disqualified from her match after committing a cardinal Wimbledon sin.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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China ratified the protocols in 1987, pledging not to test nuclear weapons within the zone or threaten to use them against signatories with territory in the region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Candidate Ryan Meyer has also been a vocal opponent of the tax policies, pledging to reverse them quickly if elected.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

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