Synonyms of mortgage

mortgage

verb

as in to commit

to obligate by prior agreement

I've mortgaged all my free time this week to the hospice and won't be able to come to the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commit
• pledge
• troth
• vow
• engage
• plight
• promise
• enrol
• contract
• swear
• affiance
• enroll
• sign on
• enlist
• sign up
• betroth
• overcommit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• renege

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of mortgage

Even with coaches' hesitation on his ability to stay in the pocket, his body of work in college did not enough to not only get selected first overall but for the Panthers to mortgage their future first-round picks to move up and select him. —Tyler Small, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

David Stearns, in his first season as the Mets’ president of baseball operations, demonstrated a balanced approach before his first deadline with the organization, making measured moves that help now but don’t mortgage the future. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024

If the states fail to assert their rights under Article V, Congress will continue to mortgage the future of our country and future generations. —David M. Walker, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024

These costs hammer cities in the short term but also mortgage their future, as bond-rating agencies begin to downgrade cities based on frequent climate events. —Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018