English dictionary
hypothecate
/h/aI/'p/A//T//@/,k/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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pledge without delivery or title of possession
Source: WordNet 3.0
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to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To subject, as property, to liability for a debt or engagement without delivery of possession or transfer of title; to pledge without delivery of possession; to mortgage, as ships, or other personal property; to make a contract by bottomry. See <u>Hypothecation</u>, <u>Bottomry</u>.
Source: webster1913