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Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahy-poth-i-keyt, hi-
Phonetic Transcription : haɪˈpɒθ ɪˌkeɪt, hɪ-



Définition of hypothecation

Origin :
  • 1680s, from hypothecat-, past participle stem of Medieval Latin hypothecare, from Late Latin hypotheca, from Greek hypotheke "a deposit, pledge, mortgage," from hypo- "down" + tithenai "to put, place" (see theme). Related: Hypothecated; hypothecating; hypothecation.
  • As in lien : noun claim on property
Example sentences :
  • His credit was almost unlimited, and he could always raise as much money as he liked on an hypothecation of next year's wool.
  • Extract from : « Station Amusements » by Lady Barker
  • He raised money for immediate needs by hypothecation of the state securities.
  • Extract from : « Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama » by Walter L. Fleming
  • Dettermain and Newson had declined to undertake the hypothecation of his annuity.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith
  • He told briefly the details of the transaction; even the hypothecation of the Parsons bonds.
  • Extract from : « Unleavened Bread » by Robert Grant

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