mortgages

noun verb

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: mort-ga-ges (3)

English Definition

Legal agreements by which a bank lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property.

Example Sentence

They took out mortgages for their new homes.

US IPA /ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒɪz/
UK IPA /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒɪz/