chattel mortgage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chattel mortgage
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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The merchant is supposed to be protected against loss by the institution of the crop lien and the chattel mortgage.
From The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution by Thompson, Holland
"I see," he said, "you are only the caretaker really, the brewer having an assignment of the lease and a chattel mortgage on your fixtures and stock."
From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Ford, Paul Leicester
Most of their possessions had been sold, as a chattel mortgage had been given as a last resort to raise the cash for the interest.
From Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains by Webster, Frank V.
A greenhorn owns the truck which it even got a chattel mortgage on it.
From The Competitive Nephew by Glass, Montague
They owed so much at the stores at the Forge; and the principal and interest on the chattel mortgage must be found before New Year or they would lose their fleet of boats.
From Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club by Marlowe, Amy Bell
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