second mortgage
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
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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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