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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypothec

/haɪˈpɑ.θɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pothec
IPA
/haɪˈpɑ.θɪk/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.

Uncountable

noun

In Québec, a legal right over property used as security for an obligation, such as a mortgage.

Uncountable

noun

Everything; the whole lot.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hypothēca, ὑποθήκη

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /haɪˈpɑ.θɪk/
  • British English: /haɪˈpɒθ.ɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypothecs (plural)

Phrases

maritime hypothec

Frequently Paired Words

hypothecate

Rhymes With

gothic southern gothic visigothic ostrogothic sothic

Questions

How do you pronounce hypothec?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈpɑ.θɪk/.
What does hypothec mean?
In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
Where does hypothec come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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