hypothec

Significado (Inglés)

1. (uncountable, usually) In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
2. (uncountable, usually) In Québec, a legal right over property used as security for an obligation, such as a mortgage.
3. (colloquial, uncountable, usually) Everything; the whole lot.

Conceptos

hipoteca

Sinónimos

mortgage

hypothecate

pledge

security

Traducciones

hypothèque

Pfand

Sicherheit

caution

gage

garantie

ipotek

Hypothek

rehin

Etimología (Inglés)

From Latin hypothēca (“pledge, mortgage”), from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “warning, pledge”).