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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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Origin of second mortgage
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby second mortgage
secondly, second man, second mate, secondment, second messenger, second mortgage, second name, second nature, secondo, second of arc, second papers
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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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