# mortgaging

Pronunciation: US say "MOR-gij-ing" /ˈmɔɹ.ɡɪd͡ʒ.ɪŋ/; UK say "MAW-gij-ing" /ˈmɔː.ɡɪd͡ʒ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of mortgage. — present participle and gerund of mortgage
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of mortgage. Use this form for the ongoing action of putting up property to borrow money.
   - _By mortgaging the property, the couple freed up enough cash to launch their store._
   - _The struggling firm kept mortgaging its remaining assets to cover monthly payroll._

## Noun

2. The act of pledging property as security for a loan.
   - Simple: The act of using property as a promise to pay back borrowed money.
   - _The mortgaging of the estate raised enough cash to settle the family's debts._
   - _Repeated mortgaging of the farmland left them with very little equity._

## Origin

Formed from "mortgage" with the suffix "-ing."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mortgaging (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).