Associations to the word «Hypothecate»
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Wiktionary
HYPOTHECATE, verb. (transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
HYPOTHECATE, verb. (politics) (British) To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure
Dictionary definition
HYPOTHECATE, verb. Pledge without delivery or title of possession.
HYPOTHECATE, verb. To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.