beleihen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hypothecate verb To offer something as security for a loan, for example by pawning or mortgaging it.
Senses
beleihen is used for these senses in English:
- hypothecate (transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
hypothecate — full definition
- verb To offer something as security for a loan, for example by pawning or mortgaging it.
- verb To set aside a new tax, or a rise in tax, so the money raised must go to one particular purpose.
- verb To decide in advance exactly what government money, especially tax revenue, will be spent on.
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