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mortgage

/ˈmoɹ.ɡɪd͡ʒ/
nounverb

MORTGAGE meaning: a property-backed loan agreement; the eight-letter word scores 12 points in Scrabble and has no listed anagrams or one-letter neighbours.

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Noun 1 meaning

  1. A legal agreement in which a borrower pledges real property as collateral for a loan used to purchase or refinance that property.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.

    “to mortgage a property, an estate, or a shop”

  2. To pledge and make liable; to make subject to obligation; to achieve an immediate result by paying for it in the long term.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English morgage and Middle French mortgage, from Anglo-Norman morgage, from Old French mort gage (“dead pledge”), after a translation of judicial Medieval Latin mortuum wadium, with wadium from Frankish *wadi (“wager, pledge”). Compare gage and also wage.

MORTGAGE names a familiar financial arrangement: a borrower pledges real property as security for a loan used to buy or refinance it. The word also works as a verb, meaning to borrow against property or pledge it as security. Its eight letters add to 12 Scrabble points, with M worth three and both Gs worth two.

MORTGAGE at a glance

  • MORTGAGE has eight letters and scores 12 points before board premiums.
  • M is worth three points, each G is worth two, and O, R, T, A, and E are worth one apiece.
  • The word has no listed anagrams and no one-letter neighbours.
  • Its 12 listed rhymes include PAGE, STAGE, MESSAGE, and STORAGE.
  • MORTGAGE has a word-frequency rank of 3,635 and a frequency count of 4,586.

What does MORTGAGE mean?

MORTGAGE is both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it is a legal agreement: the borrower pledges real property as security for a loan used to buy or refinance that property. The home or land stands behind the debt, giving the lender a claim if the borrower fails to repay.

As a verb, mortgage means to borrow against property or pledge it for a loan. The definition also extends figuratively to making something liable or sacrificing a long-term benefit for an immediate result. That broader sense is less common in everyday financial conversation, where the noun usually names the loan arrangement.

How does MORTGAGE score in Scrabble?

At 12 Scrabble points, MORTGAGE earns most of its value from M, worth three, and the two G tiles, worth two apiece. O, R, T, A, and E are one point each. Check the sum: 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 12 before premiums.

MORTGAGE has no anagrams and no one-letter neighbours, so rearranging or changing just one tile produces no listed alternative. Its 12 rhymes include PAGE, STAGE, MESSAGE, and STORAGE, all matching the final “age” sound. The MORTGAGE meaning is a definition lookup, not a guarantee of acceptance under every game’s dictionary; check the word list used for your match.

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Questions people ask

Which letters give MORTGAGE its Scrabble points?
MORTGAGE scores 12 base points in Scrabble. M is the most valuable tile at three points, while both G tiles are worth two each; O, R, T, A, and E contribute one point apiece. Board premiums can raise the total.
Can you make an anagram from MORTGAGE?
No anagrams are listed for MORTGAGE. The letters sort to AEGGMORT, but that arrangement does not yield another entry in the anagram results. A related search also shows no one-letter neighbours, so changing one tile produces no listed match.
What words rhyme with MORTGAGE?
MORTGAGE rhymes with PAGE, STAGE, MESSAGE, and STORAGE, among 12 listed matches. All share the final “age” sound, though their stress and syllable counts differ. A close spelling ending is not enough on its own; listen for the matching sound.

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