verb · transitive · rare

hypothecate

hypothecate · hypothecates · hypothecated · hypothecating

verpfänden, beleihen

To pledge as surety for a loanTo pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.

/haɪˈpɒθɪkeɪt/

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
verpfänden, beleihen
(UK)To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure.
(Australia)To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes).

More definitions

pledge without delivery or title of possession
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Translations

4 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

pledge as surety:

Origin

From Latin hypothecatus, past participle of hypotheco, hypothecare. This was in turn deriv

From Latin hypothecatus, past participle of hypotheco, hypothecare. This was in turn derived from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “pledge”), from the verb ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “to pledge as surety”).

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Forms

hypothecates, hypothecating, hypothecated, hypothecated

Base form	hypothecate · to hypothecate
3rd person singular	hypothecates
Present participle	hypothecating
Past simple	hypothecated
Past participle	hypothecated