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   encumbrance

   /ɪnˈkʌmbr(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. an impediment or burden: "the horse raised its hind leg as if to rid itself of an encumbrance" Similar hindranceobstructionobstacleimpedimentrestraintconstrainthandicapinconveniencenuisancedisadvantagedrawbackarchaic:cumberresponsibilityobligationliabilityimpositionburdenweightloadtaxstressstrainpressuretroubleworrymillstonealbatrosscross to bearliterary:trammelarchaic:cumberOpposite helpasset
   • ▪ a mortgage or other claim on property or assets: "details of encumbrances on property"
   • ▪ a person, especially a child, who is dependent on someone else for support.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting an encumbered state; formerly also as incumbrance): from Old French encombrance, from encombrer ‘block up’ (see encumber).

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   The meaning of ENCUMBRANCE is something that encumbers : impediment, burden. How to use encumbrance in a sentence.

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   ENCUMBRANCE definition: 1. something that makes it difficult for you to do something: 2. a mortgage (= an agreement to…. Learn more.

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   Encumbrance definition: something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance. See examples of ENCUMBRANCE used in a sentence.

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   ENCUMBRANCE meaning: 1. something that makes it difficult for you to do something: 2. a mortgage (= an agreement to…. Learn more.

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   Something that blocks you from doing what you want to do is an encumbrance, like the rocky soil in your garden that makes it impossible for you to grow tomatoes. A burden or hindrance can also be an encumbrance, the way wearing thick knitted mittens makes it harder for you to dial your cell phone — your mittens are an encumbrance.

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   noun. 1. something that encumbers; hindrance; obstruction; burden. 2. Rare. a dependent, esp. a child. 3. Law. a lien, charge, or claim attached to real property, as a mortgage. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › encumbranceencumbrance - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   noun. /ɪnˈkʌmbrəns/ (formal) a person or thing that prevents somebody from moving easily or from doing what they want synonym burden. I felt I was being an encumbrance to them. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

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   noun. 1. burden, weight, difficulty, load, drag, liability, obstacle, embarrassment, obstruction, albatross, millstone She considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance. 2. hindrance, handicap, restraint, inconvenience, impediment the encumbrance of an ankle-length dress.

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    noun. 1. something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance. Poverty was a lifelong encumbrance. 2. a dependent person, esp. a child. 3. Law. a burden or claim on property, as a mortgage.

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    a person or thing that prevents someone from moving easily or from doing what they want synonym burden I felt I was an encumbrance to them.