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die Hypothek (-en)
   mortgage; handicap; burden of guilt (fig.)

342.000 US-Haushalte erhielten allein im April den gefürchteten Brief von der Bank, dass die Hypothek wegen Zahlungsverzuges fällig gestellt wird.
In April alone, 342,000 U.S. households received the dreaded letter from the bank that (said) the mortgage was due because of payment default.

Related Words:
etw mit einer Hypothek belasten to mortgage sth
die Hypothekenbank mortgage bank
der Hypothekenbrief mortgage deed/certificate
der Hypothekengläubiger mortgagee
der Hypothekenschuldner mortgage lender, mortgager
die Delogierungswelle wave of evictions (Austria)

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