Definition of MORTGAGEE

mortgagee

Plural: mortgagees

Noun

  • the person who accepts a mortgage
    • "the bank became our mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home"
  • One who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property: the lender in a mortgage agreement.

Origin / Etymology

From mortgage + -ee.

Synonyms

mortgage holder

Scrabble Score: 13

mortgagee: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mortgagee: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mortgagee: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

mortgagee: valid Words With Friends Word