hypothecation

hy·poth·e·cate

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy-poth-i-keyt, hi-]
- /haɪˈpɒθ ɪˌkeɪt, hɪ-/
- /haɪˈpɒθɪkeɪʃn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-poth-i-keyt, hi-]
- /haɪˈpɒθ ɪˌkeɪt, hɪ-/

Definitions of hypothecation word

verb with object hypothecation to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage. 1
verb with object hypothecation to put in pledge by delivery, as stocks given as security for a loan. 1
noun hypothecation The use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc. 1
noun hypothecation (Britain) A tax levied for a specific expenditure. 0

See all 4 definitions of hypothecation

Information block about the term

Origin of hypothecation

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

1675-85; < Medieval Latin hypothēcātus, past participle of hypothēcāre. See hypothec, -ate1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hypothecation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hypothecation

hypothecation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

hypothecation usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for hypothecation

noun hypothecation

claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
mortgage — the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed.
charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
incumbrance — encumbrance.

All 6 Synonyms of hypothecation

Matching words

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?