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Hypothecate

//haɪˈpɒθɪkeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage. transitive

    "‘My husband, Jasper Murdock, provided in his will that no part of his collection might be sold, loaned or hypothecated during my lifetime.’"

  2. 2
    to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds wordnet
  3. 3
    To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure. British

    "The levy needed primary legislation and permission from the Treasury to hypothecate the proceeds back into the new line. It meant that the Greater London Authority could borrow against future income from the levy."

  4. 4
    pledge without delivery or title of possession wordnet
  5. 5
    To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes). Australia

    ""Levying customs duties and excises on necessities also ensured a relatively secure source of revenue. Revenues were generally hypothecated in an attempt to draw support from the public, for example funding an orphanage, gaol, hospital equipment and building works around Sydney." A brief history of Australia's tax system; Sam Reinhardt and Lee Steel; 04 September 2006"

Etymology

From Latin hypothecatus, past participle of hypotheco, hypothecare. This was in turn derived from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “pledge”), from the verb ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “to pledge as surety”).

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