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hypothecation

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hy·poth·e·cate  (h-pth-kt)
tr.v. hy·poth·e·cat·ed, hy·poth·e·cat·ing, hy·poth·e·cates
To pledge (property) as security or collateral for a debt without transfer of title or possession.
[Medieval Latin hypothcre, hypothct-, from Latin hypothca, pledge, deposit, from Greek hupothk, from hupotithenai, to give as a pledge, suppose; see hypothesis.]
hy·pothe·cation n.
hy·pothe·cator n.
hypothecation
1. the process of pledging property as security for a debt.
2. a claim made against property so pledged. — hypothecator, n. — hypothecary, adj.
See also: Finance
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