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Synonyms

second mortgage

American  

noun

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

second mortgage British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of second mortgage

First recorded in 1900–05

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