mortgagee (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *mortgagee*:
NOUN	person	mortgagee, mortgage holder	the person who accepts a mortgage

English > *mortgagee*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	The person who accepts a mortgage.
Example	"the bank became our mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home"
Synonym	mortgage holder
Broader	creditor	A person to whom money is owed by a debtor
Broader	holder	A person who holds something
Spanish	acreedor hipotecario
Catalan	creditor hipotecari
Verbs	mortgage	put up as security or collateral

HyperDic: mortgagee