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- [leen, lee-uh n]
- /lin, ˈli ən/
- /ˈliː.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leen, lee-uh n]
- /lin, ˈli ən/
Definitions of lien word
- noun lien the spleen. 1
- noun lien A right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is discharged. 1
- noun lien law: security interest 1
- noun lien a right to retain possession of another's property pending discharge of a debt 0
- noun lien a claim on the property of another as security for the payment of a just debt 0
- noun lien A lien is a legal claim on a piece of property that must be paid off before the property can be sold. 0
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Origin of lien
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin ligāmen tie, bandage, equivalent to ligā(re) to tie + -men noun suffix of result
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Parts of speech for Lien
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lien popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lien usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lien
noun lien
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- incumbrance — encumbrance.
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