hypothecate

[hahy-poth-i-keyt] / haɪˈpɒθ ɪˌkeɪt /

VERB

pawn

Synonyms

STRONG

deposit hazard hock hook mortgage pledge

WEAK

give in earnest

Example Sentences

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But previous attempts to "hypothecate" - or earmark - National Insurance contributions for specific public services have been abandoned.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

If they had no property real or personal to hypothecate, they could borrow on their personal credit only from usurers, who charged 20% and more interest.

From Time Magazine Archive

He will not repudiate a promise to pay while he has money in bank or securities to hypothecate.

From The Pride of Palomar by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

And then he pledged himself to hypothecate his entire fortune to the rescue of his worthless nephew.

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis

True: she had mentioned some personal jewellery she planned to hypothecate.

From The Lone Wolf A Melodrama by Vance, Louis Joseph