释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•poth•ec (hī poth′ik, hi-),USA pronunciation n. - Law[Roman and Civil Law.]a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
- Law(in some modern legal systems) a security interest created in immovable property.
- Greek hypothé̄kē deposit, pledge, mortgage (akin to hypotithénai to deposit as pledge). See hypo-, theca
- Late Latin
- earlier hypotheca 1585–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hypothec /haɪˈpɒθɪk/ n - a charge on property in favour of a creditor
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin hypotheca a security, from Greek hupothēkē deposit, pledge, from hupotithenai to deposit as a security, place under, from hypo- + tithenai to place |