モーゲージ
also: モーゲッジ · モアゲージ
Meanings
1
A finance and real-estate term for a mortgage or mortgage-backed borrowing. In everyday conversation, 住宅ローン is often the more familiar word for a home loan.
In the United States, rising mortgage rates are affecting the housing market.
More elderly people are using reverse mortgages.
Usage patterns
- モーゲージを組むto take out a mortgage
I took out a mortgage to buy a new house.
- モーゲージを支払うto pay off a mortgage (payment)
I pay my mortgage every month.
- 〈物〉にモーゲージをかけるto put a mortgage on something
They secured funds by putting a mortgage on the property.