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second mortgage

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noun

a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.

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RELATED WORDS

mortgage

Nearby words

second lieutenant, second man, second mate, second messenger, second molar, second mortgage, second name, second nature, second of arc, second papers, second person

Origin of second mortgage

First recorded in 1900–05
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British Dictionary definitions for second mortgage

second mortgage

noun

a mortgage incurred after a first mortgage and having second claim against the security
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