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encumbered
en·cum·ber E0128900 (ĕn-kŭm′bər)tr.v. en·cum·bered, en·cum·ber·ing, en·cum·bers 1. To cause to have difficulty in moving or in accomplishing something; burden: a hiker encumbered with a heavy pack; a student encumbered with responsibilities.2. To hinder or impede the action or performance of: restrictions that encumber police work. See Synonyms at hinder1.3. To burden with legal or financial obligations: an estate that is encumbered with debts.
[Middle English encombren, from Old French encombrer, to block up : en-, in; see en-1 + combre, hindrance (from Gaulish *comboros).]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | encumbered - loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load; "a summer resort...encumbered with great clapboard-and-stucco hotels"- A.J.Liebling; "a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack"; "an encumbered estate"unencumbered - free of encumbrance; "inherited an unencumbered estate" |
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EncumberedA property owned by one party on which a second party reserves the right to make a valid claim, e.g., a bank's holding of a home mortgage encumbers property.EncumberedDescribing securities or assets that are subject to one or more liens. That is, encumbered securities belong to one person or entity but are subject to a claim by another. Encumbered securities or assets may not be sold until the lien or debt on them is satisfied. One of the most common encumbered assets is a house with a mortgage. A homeowner may not sell the house until the mortgage is paid off (though, in practice, the proceeds from the sale of the house pay off the mortgage).encumbered
Antonyms for encumberedadj loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy loadAntonyms |