hypothéquer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hypothecate verb To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
- mortgage noun A loan used to buy property, where the property itself is used as security for the debt.
Senses
hypothéquer is used for these senses in English:
- hypothecate (transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
- mortgage (transitive, legal) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.
hypothecate — full definition
- verb To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
- verb To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure.
- verb To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes).
mortgage — full definition
- noun A loan used to buy property, where the property itself is used as security for the debt.
- verb To borrow money against a property, or to risk something valuable in order to get an immediate benefit.