hypothecate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
2. (British) To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure.
3. (Australia) To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes).

Synonyms

mortgage

hypothesize

suppose

pawn

hypothesise

theorise

theorize

speculate

conjecture

think

🤔

pledge

judge

🧑‍⚖️

hock

haggle

anticipate

postulate

premiss

presume

reckon

say

🗣️

soak

guess

dicker

surmise

take for

bond

assume

hypothec

Translations

ipotecare

supporre

supposer

supor

teoritzar

teorizzare

hypothéquer

conjecturer

spéculer

congetturare

تفكّر

fer hipòtesis

annehmen

glauben

especular

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hʌɪˈpɒθɪkeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin hypothecatus, past participle of hypotheco, hypothecare. This was in turn derived from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “pledge”), from the verb ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “to pledge as surety”).