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second mortgage

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noun
  1. 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
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British Dictionary definitions for second mortgage

second mortgage

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