Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #493 of 1319

mortgage (n.)

a loan to buy a home

Examples

  • A 30-year mortgage.

Key rules

  • A mortgage is a loan to buy a house
  • Take out a mortgage, pay a mortgage, a 25-year mortgage
  • Mortgage is countable

Common mistakes

  • I have a mortgages → I have a mortgage
💡 Tip: Buying property // Banking // Household finance
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