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mortgages

USMOR-gij-iz/ˈmɔɹ.ɡɪd͡ʒ.ɪz/UKMAW-gij-iz/ˈmɔː.ɡɪd͡ʒ.ɪz/

2 meanings of mortgages

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of mortgage. Use this form when talking about more than one.

    The bank approved several mortgages last month.

    Higher interest rates made their mortgages harder to pay.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of mortgage. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    He mortgages his farm to pay for the new equipment.

    She mortgages the shop whenever money runs short.

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mortgages is a form of mortgage

mortgage, noun: A loan to buy a house or land, where the lender can take the property if you do not pay it back. Full entry

Forms
mortgagemortgages plural
Spelling
mortgage → mortgages: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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