mortgaging
Securing a loan
Mortgaging is pledging property as security for a loan.
When you mortgage a house, you give the lender a claim on it until the debt is repaid.
The figurative sense suggests trading away something valuable for short-term gain: He's mortgaging his future by dropping out of school.
They're mortgaging the children's inheritance to fund their lifestyle.
Security for debt
- lienClaim securing debt
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
escrow · refinance · underwriting · deed · appraisal · default · downpayment · interest
Making a solemn promise
- leveragingUsing for maximum effect
- stakingRisking something valuable
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- riskingExposing to potential harm
compromising · future · sacrificing · betting · wagering · hocking
Below the surface
- delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior
- defaultPreset standard option
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
overleveraged · negative equity · arrears · insolvency · distressed · balloon payment · subprime · predatory
collateral
Security for debt
- lienClaim securing debt
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
equity · escrow · refinance · underwriting · deed · appraisal · default · downpayment · interest · principal
pledging
Making a solemn promise
- leveragingUsing for maximum effect
- stakingRisking something valuable
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
risking · compromising · future · sacrificing · betting · wagering · hocking
underwater
Below the surface
- delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior
- defaultPreset standard option
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
repossession · overleveraged · negative equity · arrears · insolvency · distressed · balloon payment · subprime · predatory · overextended
mortgagingpaying off
Producing desired results
redeeming · deleveraging · discharging · debt reduction · settling