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unmortgaged

unmortgaged

8.1
Property not used as security for a loan and free of any claim
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmɔrɡɪdʒd/
  • Specialized
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  • They were relieved to have an unmortgaged title after years of paying off their loan.

Examples

  • The previous owner sold the house as an unmortgaged property, making the transaction easier.

  • The house is unmortgaged.

  • Buying land that is unmortgaged eliminates many potential legal complications.

  • She bought an unmortgaged property last year.

  • The couple felt secure knowing their home was unmortgaged and fully owned.

  • After paying off the mortgage, they were proud to have an unmortgaged property.

  • She decided to sell her unmortgaged house for a better opportunity in the city.

Synonyms

clear
vsunmortgaged
  • Specialized
16 4.0

Money left after taxes and other costs are taken away

is specific to property lacking a mortgage or similar ownership encumbrance

Antonyms

mortgaged
6.4

Property a person promises to give a bank if they do not repay a loan

How Encumbered

mortgaged
6.4
unmortgaged
  • Specialized
8.1
clear
  • Specialized
16 4.0

Surface Forms

unmortgaged positive

Morphology

unmortgaged = mortgaged (transparent) = un + mortgage + ed

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'mortgaged', producing the predictable meaning 'not mortgaged'.

Etymology

Unmortgaged is built from un- 'not' and mortgage, and mortgage originally meant a 'dead pledge' because mort means 'death'. So, unmortgaged describes property that is 'not under a mortgage', free from that legal claim.