बंधक — meaning in English

English meaning

• hostage noun A person held captive to force someone else to do, or not do, something.
• mortgage noun A loan used to buy property, where the property itself is used as security for the debt.

Senses

बंधक is used for these senses in English:

• hostage person given as a pledge or security
• mortgage special form of secured loan

hostage — full definition

1. noun A person held captive to force someone else to do, or not do, something.
2. noun Something that limits or restricts a person's freedom of action, used figuratively.

mortgage — full definition

1. noun A loan used to buy property, where the property itself is used as security for the debt.
2. verb To borrow money against a property, or to risk something valuable in order to get an immediate benefit.

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