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noun

A legal agreement by which a bank, building society, etc. lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt.

Примеры использования:

I put down a hundred thousand in cash and took out a mortgage for the rest

verb

Convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan.

Примеры использования:

The estate was mortgaged up to the hilt

noun

A solemn promise or undertaking.

Примеры использования:

The conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution

verb

Commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise.

Примеры использования:

The government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems

verb

Deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent.

Примеры использования:

I pawned the necklace to cover the loan

noun

A chess piece of the smallest size and value, that moves one square forwards along its file if unobstructed (or two on the first move), or one square diagonally forwards when making a capture. each player begins with eight pawns on the second rank, and can promote a pawn to become any other piece (typically a queen) if it reaches the opponent's end of the board.

Примеры использования:

The game of chess with sword-wielding pawns and deadly queens is both dramatic and mightily beautif…