hypothecate

¹ American  

[hahy-poth-i-keyt] / haɪˈpɒθ ɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

hypothecated, hypothecating

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 ² American  

[hahy-poth-i-keyt, hi-] / haɪˈpɒθ ɪˌkeɪt, hɪ- /

verb (used with or without object)

hypothecated, hypothecating

1. an uncommon variant of hypothesize.

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hypothecate British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• hypothecator
  noun
• hypothecater
  noun
• hypothecation
  noun

Etymology

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”; see hypo- ( def. ), thesis ( def. )) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

If they had no property real or personal to hypothecate, they could borrow on their personal credit only from usurers, who charged 20% and more interest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just hypothecate ten thousand of those Union Cordage shares and five thousand Western Trolley, and buy Consolidated on a twenty per cent margin.

From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Wilson, Harry Leon

There's all those shares we bought to-day which we ought to be able to hypothecate with somebody.

From The Titan by Dreiser, Theodore

He had no power to hypothecate any part of the public revenue.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron