hypothecate (English, verb)
expansion: hypothecate (third-person singular simple present hypothecates, present participle hypothecating, simple past and past participle hypothecated)
Senses:
glosses: To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
tags: transitive
topics: government
politics
glosses: To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure.
tags: British
glosses: To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes).
tags: Australia
Forms:
form: hypothecates
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: hypothecating
tags: participle
present
form: hypothecated
tags: participle
past
form: hypothecated
tags: past