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   hypothecate

   /hʌɪˈpɒθɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. pledge (money) by law to a specific purpose: "she arranged to hypothecate her half of the equity to pay for the charter"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin hypothecat- ‘given as a pledge’, from the verb hypothecare, based on Greek hupothēkē (see hypothec).

   Derivatives

   • 1. hypothecation noun

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