hypothecate
7 synonyms for hypothecate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To offer something as security for a loan, for example by pawning or mortgaging it.
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Etymology
From Latin hypothecatus, the past participle of hypotheco, hypothecare, which was itself derived from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, "pledge"), from the verb ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, "to pledge as surety").
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