"hypothecate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /hʌɪˈpɒθɪkeɪt/ [UK] Forms: hypothecates [present, singular, third-person], hypothecating [participle, present], hypothecated [participle, past], hypothecated [past]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{der|en|la|hypothecatus}} Latin hypothecatus, {{uder|en|grc|ὑποθήκη||pledge}} Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “pledge”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hypothecate (third-person singular simple present hypothecates, present participle hypothecating, simple past and past participle hypothecated)
  1. (transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage. Tags: transitive Translations (pledge as surety): ипотекирам (ipotekiram) (Bulgarian), hypothéquer (French), verpfänden (German), beleihen (German), veðsetja (Icelandic), ipotecare (Italian), hipotecar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hypothecate-en-verb-POfE1KKO Disambiguation of 'pledge as surety': 95 3 2
  2. (politics, British) To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure. Tags: British Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-hypothecate-en-verb-JfEMKdWt Categories (other): British English Topics: government, politics
  3. (Australia) To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes). Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-hypothecate-en-verb-ouqdOa00 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 15 79 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 24 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 12 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 10 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 8 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 24 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 20 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 19 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 22 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 17 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 22 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 16 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hypothecable, hypothecatable, hypothecatee, hypothecation, hypothecator, rehypothecate (alt: rehypothecation) Related terms: hypothec, hypothecation

Inflected forms

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