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Aedilis Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

mortgage-wise

Hello all.
I saw this word in a news article, and .below is the sentence from it.StartFragment>
"The rate cut will help us mortgage-wise, but the money saved will go on the extra costs of fuel and food."

It seems to be a verb, but I can't find it on any dictionaries. Is it the same as mortgage?
I want to know its exact meaning. Please help me.
Thank you.
  

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No, it is an ad hoc coinage of an adverb, using the suffix -wise (= 'ways'). Making words with it is an easy escape from finding a more careful way to phrase it. From the Am Heritage Dictionary: Usage Note : The suffix -wise has a long history of use to mean "in the manner or direction of," as in clockwise, otherwise, and slantwise.

— Mister Micawber

  • No, it is an ad hoc coinage of an adverb, using the suffix -wise (= 'ways').
  • Making words with it is an easy escape from finding a more careful way to phrase it.
  • From the Am Heritage Dictionary: Usage Note : The suffix -wise has a long history of use to mean "in the manner or direction of," as in clockwise, otherwise, and slantwise.
  • Since the 1930s, however, the suffix has been widely used in the vaguer sense of "with respect to," as in This has not been a good year saleswise.
  • Taxwise, it is an unattractive arrangement.
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No, it is an ad hoc coinage of an adverb, using the suffix -wise (= 'ways'). Making words with it is an easy escape from finding a more careful way to phrase it. From the Am Heritage Dictionary:
Usage Note: The suffix -wise has a long history of use to mean "in the manner or direction of," as in clockwise, otherwise, and slantwise. Sinc
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What a quick and detailed response!
Thanks a lot Mister Micawber Emotion: smile

By the way I had to delete one of my posts because I
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