Updated June 2026
A legal agreement by which a bank or creditor lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon payment of the debt. The loan obtained through this arrangement for purchasing property.
“They secured a thirty-year mortgage to purchase their first home in the suburbs.”
/ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/
mort·gage
Eight letters with pattern MORTG-; contains two vowels (O, A)
Worth 13 points; financial term with good letter distribution for strategic plays
Shorter words formed from the letters in “mortgage”.
9-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “mortgage”.
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