How to pronounce mortgage
American English pronunciation
MOR-gij
- IPA
- /ˈmɔɹɡɪdʒ/
- Syllables
- MOR · gij (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mortgage means
A loan for buying a home, paid back over many years
In a sentence: Mom and Dad pay the mortgage on our house every month.
Where it comes from: It comes from old French words meaning "dead pledge," an old name for this kind of loan deal.
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