Related Searches
on Ask.com
mortgage - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | mortgage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loan agreement |
| Synonyms: | contract, debt, deed, homeowner's loan, pledge, title |
| Main Entry: | debt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money owed to others |
| Synonyms: | IOU, albatross*, arrears, bad news*, baggage*, bill, bite*, capital, check, chit*, claim, commitment, credit, cuff*, damage*, debenture, debit, deficit, due, dues, duty, encumbrance, in the red, indebtedness, invoice, liability, manifest, mortgage, note, obligation, price tag*, promissory note, receipt, reckoning, responsibility, score, tab, tally, voucher, arrearage, below the line, dead horse, in hock, in the hole, outstandings, red ink |
| Antonyms: | asset, cash, credit, excess, profit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cost, payment |
| Synonyms: | amount, assessment, bite*, bottom line*, budget, charge, consumption, debit, debt, deprivation, disbursement, duty, expenditure, forfeit, forfeiture, insurance, investment, liability, loan, loss, mortgage, obligation, outdo*, outlay, output, overhead, price, price tag, rate, responsibility, risk, sacrifice, sum, surcharge, tariff, toll, upkeep, use, value, worth, decrement, out of pocket, payroll, spending |
| Notes: | expenditure refers to an actual outlay of money or goods, whereas expense has a more general sense, a charge or cost of goods or property; we have expenses, but we make expenditures |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guarantee |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pledge, promise |
| Synonyms: | affirm, angel, answer for, assure, attest, aver, back, bankroll, certify, confirm, endorse, ensure, evidence, evince, guaranty, insure, juice*, maintain, mortgage, protect, prove, reassure, secure, stake, support, swear, testify, vouch for, wager, warrant, witness, be surety for, bind oneself, cosign, get behind*, give bond, grubstake, make bail, make certain, make sure, pick up the check, pick up the tab, sign for, stand behind*, stand up for* |
| Antonyms: | break |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | loan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money given temporarily |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, advance, allowance, credit, extension, investment, mortgage, trust, floater, time payment |
| Main Entry: | pawn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give as security for a loan |
| Synonyms: | deposit, hazard, hock*, hook*, mortgage, pledge, give in earnest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee; give word of honor |
| Synonyms: | contract, covenant, engage, hock*, hook*, mortgage, pawn, plight, promise, soak*, swear, undertake, vouch, vow, give word, sign for |
| Antonyms: | break, disobey, falsify |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bank loan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loan made by a bank |
| Synonyms: | mortgage, car loan, home loan, second mortgage, small business loan |
| Main Entry: | promise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give word that something will be done |
| Synonyms: | accede, affirm, agree, answer for, assent, assure, bargain, betroth, bind, commit, compact, consent, contract, covenant, declare, engage, ensure, espouse, guarantee, hock*, insure, mortgage, obligate, pass, pawn*, pledge, plight, profess, secure, stipulate, string along*, subscribe, swear, undertake, underwrite, vouch, vow, warrant, affiance, asservate, cross heart, live up to, say so, swear on bible, swear up and down, take an oath |
| Antonyms: | break, renege |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | liability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | burden, debt |
| Synonyms: | IOU*, account, bad news*, baggage*, balance, bite*, chance, chit*, contingency, contract, damage, debit, disadvantage, drag*, drawback, due*, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, impediment, inconvenience, indebtedness, involvement, lease, loan, millstone*, minus, misfortune, mortgage, nuisance, obligation, onus, pledge, possibility, remainder, responsibility, tab, arrear, arrearage, indebtment |
| Antonyms: | asset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | credit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deferred payment arrangement; assets |
| Synonyms: | balance, bond, continuance, debenture, extension, installment plan, lien, loan, mortgage, plastic*, respite, stock, tab, trust, wealth, capital outlay, installment buying, on account, on the arm, on the cuff, securities, surplus cash |
| Antonyms: | cash |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
