mortgagee

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noun

One who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property: the lender in a mortgage agreement.

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mortgage holder
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Meanings

nounmortgagee (plural mortgagees)

plural mortgagees

  1. One who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property: the lender in a mortgage agreement.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe person who accepts a mortgage

Similar
mortgage holder
Broader
creditorholder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mortgage + -ee.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 抵押權人 /抵押权人
  • 抵押權人 /抵押权人one who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property
Dutch hypotheekhouder
  • hypotheekhouderone who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property
Finnish asuntolainoittaja
  • asuntolainoittajaone who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property
Māori kaituku mōkete
  • kaituku mōketeone who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mortgagee

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Cite this entry
APA

mortgagee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortgagee

MLA

“mortgagee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortgagee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mortgagee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortgagee.

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