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to unmortgage

to unmortgage

9.2
To remove a bank's claim on a home after you finish paying the loan
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈmɔrɡɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : liberar de la hipoteca
  • After years of saving, they were finally able to unmortgage their home.

Examples

  • The couple celebrated when the bank agreed to unmortgage their property.

  • It took a decade of payments before he could unmortgage his apartment.

  • They decided to unmortgage their house.

  • She has unmortgaged her property successfully.

  • After years of saving, they were finally able to unmortgage their home.

  • The couple celebrated when the bank agreed to unmortgage their property.

  • It took a decade of payments before he could unmortgage his apartment.

How Encumbered

to encumber
9 7.6
to mortgage
  • Specialized
25 5.7
to unmortgage
  • Specialized
9.2
to discharge
  • Formal
100 4.4

Surface Forms

unmortgage infinitive
unmortgaged past
unmortgaged past participle
unmortgaging present participle
unmortgages third person singular

Morphology

unmortgage = mortgage (transparent) = un + mortgage

The productive negative prefix 'un-' is attached to the verb 'mortgage' to indicate reversal or removal of the mortgage.

Etymology

Unmortgage comes from the prefix un- meaning 'remove' and mortgage, a word that originally meant a 'dead pledge' (with mort 'dead' and gage 'pledge'). So, to unmortgage is to remove that pledge and free the property from the loan.