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encumbrance
[ en-kuhm-bruhns ]
/ ɛnˈkʌm brəns /
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noun
something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance: Poverty was a lifelong encumbrance.
a dependent person, especially a child.
Law. a burden or claim on property, as a mortgage.
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British Dictionary definitions for encumbrance
encumbrance
incumbrance
/ (ɪnˈkʌmbrəns) /
noun
a thing that impedes or is burdensome; hindrance
law a burden or charge upon property, such as a mortgage or lien
rare a dependent person, esp a child
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