mortgage

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1. N-COUNT A mortgage is a loan of money which you get from a bank or savings and loan association in order to buy a house. 房屋抵押贷款
...an increase in mortgage rates. …房屋抵押贷款利率的上升。
2. V-T If you mortgage your house or land, you use it as a guarantee to a company in order to borrow money from them. 抵押
They had to mortgage their home to pay the bills. 他们不得不抵押他们的房子来还账。

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.