mortgage (**모**기지) — A legal agreement by which a bank lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A legal agreement by which a bank lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒ/
Korean meaning: 부동산을 담보로 하여 은행에서 돈을 빌리는 법적 계약, 주택담보대출
Korean pronunciation: **모**기지
Example Sentences
- After 25 years of payments, Sarah finally burned her mortgage documents in celebration.
- Tom's mortgage is like a vampire - it sucks money from his bank account every month for 30 years.
- The young couple decided to mortgage their future happiness for a dream house they couldn't really afford.
mortgage
NOUN//ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒ//
A legal agreement by which a bank lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property
They signed the mortgage papers and finally got the keys to their first home.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
프랑스어에서 온 단어로, '죽음'과 '약속'이 합쳐진 말입니다. 중세 시대에 대출금을 갚지 못하면 담보물이 '죽은 것'처럼 영원히 잃게 된다는 의미에서 유래했습니다.
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📝Examples
“After 25 years of payments, Sarah finally burned her mortgage documents in celebration.”
“Tom's mortgage is like a vampire - it sucks money from his bank account every month for 30 years.”
“The young couple decided to mortgage their future happiness for a dream house they couldn't really afford.”
“Getting a mortgage these days requires so much paperwork, you'd think you were buying the bank itself.”
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