/'mɔ:gɪdʒ; `mɔrˇɪdʒ/
n
(a) agreement in which money is lent by a building society, bank, etc for buying a house or other property, the property being the security 抵押; 抵押契据
*apply for/take out a mortgage 申请[办妥]抵押事宜
* It's difficult to get a mortgage on an old house. 以旧房作抵押很难获准.
* [attrib 作定语] a mortgage agreement/deed 抵押协议[契约].
(b) sum of money lent in this way 押款
*We've got a mortgage of 40000. 我们得到40000英镑的抵押借款.
* [attrib 作定语] monthly mortgage payments, ie money to repay the sum borrowed and the interest on it 按月偿还抵押借款本息的钱.

v [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) (for sth) give sb the legal right to take possession of (a house or some other property) as a security for payment of money lent 抵押（房产等）
*He mortgaged his house in order to start a business, ie borrowed money with his house as a security. 他用房产押款创业.
* The house is mortgaged (to the bank) (for 30000). 这所房子已经（以30000英镑）（向银行）作了抵押.

A mortgage to a non resident is called a Foreign National Mortgage loan. A foreign national who is not a resident of the United States will in many cases seek to own real estate.