English Explanatory Dictionary

hypothecation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc.
  2. A tax levied for a specific expenditure.

Word forms

hypothecation hypothecations

Etymology

From hypothecate + -ion. From Latin hypothecatio, from hypotheco (“to pledge as collateral”), from Greek.

Related words

hypothecate in hock secured debt secured loan securitization

Derived words

rehypothecation
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