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mortgagee

UK //ˌmɔːɡəˈdʒiː//US //ˌmɔːrɡəˈdʒiː//

词源

源自中古英语 mortgage + -ee(表示动作接受者的后缀),最早可追溯至古法语 mortgage(死亡誓言)。

noun

❶ 指在抵押贷款中接受抵押的一方,通常是银行或金融机构。当借款人无法偿还贷款时,有权处置抵押物。

“The mortgagee has the right to foreclose the property if payments are not made.”

(如果未按时还款,抵押权人有权取消抵押品赎回权。)

“As the mortgagee, the bank holds the title to the house until the loan is paid off.”

(作为抵押权人,银行在贷款还清前持有房屋产权。)

同义词:lender, creditor, loan holder

常见短语

mortgagee in possession — 指抵押权人因借款人违约而合法占有抵押房产的情况,通常发生在止赎程序后。

“The bank became mortgagee in possession after the borrower defaulted for 12 months.”

(借款人违约12个月后,银行成为合法占有的抵押权人。)