reverse mortgage

noun

An agreement under which money is borrowed using one's home as collateral, to be repaid from the proceeds of its sale (usually on the owner's death).

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Meanings

nounreverse mortgage (plural reverse mortgages)

plural reverse mortgages

  1. businessAn agreement under which money is borrowed using one's home as collateral, to be repaid from the proceeds of its sale (usually on the owner's death).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 反向抵押貸款 /反向抵押贷款
  • 反向抵押貸款 /反向抵押贷款 (fǎnxiàng dǐyā dàikuǎn)agreement
Finnish käänteinen asuntolaina
  • käänteinen asuntolainaagreement
German Immobilienverrentung
  • Immobilienverrentungagreement
Hungarian jelzálogjáradék
  • jelzálogjáradékagreement
Cite this entry
APA

reverse mortgage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20mortgage

MLA

“reverse mortgage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20mortgage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse mortgage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20mortgage.

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