hypothecate

¹

[ hahy-poth-i-keyt ]

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.

hypothecate

²

[ hahy-poth-i-keyt, hi- ]

verb (used with or without object)

, hy·poth·e·cat·ed, hy·poth·e·cat·ing.

1. an uncommon variant of hypothesize.

hypothecate

/ haɪˈpɒθɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. tr law to pledge (personal property or a ship) as security for a debt without transferring possession or title
2. to allocate the revenue raised by a tax for a specified purpose See also bottomry

Derived Forms

• hyˌpotheˈcation, noun
• hyˈpotheˌcator, noun

Other Words From

• hy·poth·e·ca·tion [hahy-poth-i-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
• hy·poth·e·ca·tor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypothecate¹

1675–85; < Medieval Latin hypothēcātus, past participle of hypothēcāre. See hypothec, -ate ¹

Origin of hypothecate²

First recorded in 1905–10; from Greek hypothḗk(ē) “suggestion, counsel” (from hypotithénai “to assume, suppose”; hypo- ( def ), thesis ( def ) ) + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypothecate¹

C17: hypothēcātus , past participle of hypothēcāre ; see hypothec , -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

I state again I did not hypothecate said draft for myself, did not receive one cent as subcontractor, but became the payee of said draft that said J. W. Dorsey might negotiate it, and I to dispose of the proceeds as he should direct, all of which I did.

From Project Gutenberg

There was, I believe, actually nothing to be urged against this as a matter of business; the difficulty was that to accomplish it my mother would be obliged to hypothecate the whole of her small capital.

From Project Gutenberg

She could hypothecate her income; sell her jewels.

From Project Gutenberg

MF Global's standard agreement with customers permitted the firm to "borrow, pledge, repledge, transfer, hypothecate, rehypothecate, loan or invest any of the collateral" in customer accounts.

From Reuters