hypothec

Senso (Inglese)

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.

sinonimi

mortgage

hypothecate

pledge

security

Traduzioni

hypothèque

Pfand

Sicherheit

caution

gage

garantie

hipoteca

ipotek

Hypothek

rehin

Etimologia (Inglese)

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