mortgage
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/ us/ˈmɔːr.ɡɪdʒ/
（尤指购房的）按揭，抵押贷款
an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of money itself
They took out a £40o,000 mortgage (= they borrowed £40o,000) to buy the house. 他们借了4万英镑的抵押贷款来买房子。
a monthly mortgage payment 每月偿付的抵押贷款
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- People who default on their mortgage repayments may have their home repossessed.
- Having a big mortgage is a real drain on your earnings.
- After falling behind with his mortgage repayments he now faces eviction from his home.
- She got behind with her mortgage and the house was repossessed.
- They were forced to give up their home because they couldn't pay the mortgage.
mortgage
verb [ T ] uk/ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/ us/ˈmɔːr.ɡɪdʒ/
（房屋）做抵押贷款
to borrow money to buy a house
Their home was mortgaged up to the hilt (= the full value of their home had been borrowed). 那所房子被完全抵押出去了。