French word

hypothéquer

Pronunciation

IPA/ipoteke/

Meaning

  • verbmortgage

Example

J'ai hypothéqué ma maison pour obtenir un prêt.

I mortgaged my house to get a loan.

Illustration for hypothéquer (mortgage)

More examples

L'entreprise a hypothéqué ses locaux pour garantir un emprunt.

The company mortgaged its facilities to secure a loan.

Core concept

A property marked by a lender's legal claim until a loan is repaid.

Common phrases

  • hypothéquer son logement

    mortgage one's residence

  • hypothéquer un bien

    mortgage an asset

Similar words

donner en garantie: Provide one's property as collateral for repayment.
garantir: Guarantee that an obligation or payment will be fulfilled.
prendre en garantie: Receive another person's property as collateral for a loan.
se porter caution: Undertake to pay someone else's debt if they cannot.

Definition in French

Donner un bien en garantie d'un prêt en constituant une hypothèque, le plus souvent sur un logement.

Word origin

Hypothéquer is formed from hypothèque, borrowed through Latin hypotheca from Greek hypothēkē, meaning a pledge placed as security.

Usage tips

  • Hypothéquer takes a direct object, as in hypothéquer sa maison, and normally uses avoir in compound tenses.

Other meanings

  • pledgeverb
  • jeopardizeverb

Related words

  • hypothèquemortgagenoun
  • hypothécairemortgage-relatedadjective

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