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View synonyms for mortgagee

mortgagee

[ mawr-guh-jee ]

noun

  1. a person to whom property is mortgaged.


mortgagee

/ ˌmɔːɡɪˈdʒiː /

noun

  1. the party to a mortgage who makes the loan
  2. a person who holds mortgaged property as security for repayment of a loan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mortgagee1

First recorded in 1575–85; mortgage + -ee
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Example Sentences

It is the deed always given by a mortgagee on the payment or discharge of his mortgage.

On the other hand a somewhat different rule applies between mortgagor and mortgagee.

This is a great responsibility to repose in the mortgagee, and he must perform the trust in good faith in every respect.

This rule, though, is denied by some courts, which hold he cannot because the officer is acting as the mortgagee's agent.

On the other hand, the mortgagee can transfer, sell or assign his mortgage to another, and this is often done.

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