ɪˌkeɪt, hɪ- verb (used with object), hy·poth·e·cat·ed, hy·poth·e·cat·ing.
1.
to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
2.
to put in pledge by delivery, as stocks given as security for a loan.
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Hypothecate
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) law to pledge (personal property or a ship) as security for a debt without transferring possession or title |
| 2. | See also bottomry to allocate the revenue raised by a tax for a specified purpose |
| [C17: hypothēcātus, past participle of hypothēcāre; see | |
| hypothe'cation | |
| —n | |
| hy'pothecator | |
| —n | |
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