verpfänden — meaning in English

English meaning

hock noun The joint on the hind leg of an animal such as a horse, dog, or pig, roughly equivalent to an ankle.
hypothecate verb To offer something as security for a loan, for example by pawning or mortgaging it.
mortgage noun A loan used to buy property, where the property itself is used as security for the debt.
pawn verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
pledge verb To make a solemn promise to do something.

verpfänden is used for these senses in English:

hock (transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
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.
pawn (transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
pledge To deposit something as a security; to pawn.

noun The joint on the hind leg of an animal such as a horse, dog, or pig, roughly equivalent to an ankle.
verb To pawn an item as security for a loan.
noun A white wine from the Rhine region of Germany.

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.