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incumbrance

/ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/

incumbrance noun: an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage. Also the alternative form of encumbrance.

Noun

incumbrance (countable and uncountable, plural incumbrances)

  1. An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
  2. One who is dependent on another.
    • a widow without incumbrances (i.e. without children)

Also used as

incumbrance is also the alternative form of encumbrance.

Forms of incumbrance

pluralincumbrances

Origin of incumbrance

Variant of encumbrance.

Words formed from incumbrance

Questions about incumbrance

What does incumbrance mean?
Incumbrance means an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
What part of speech is incumbrance?
Incumbrance is a noun.
How do you pronounce incumbrance?
Incumbrance is pronounced /ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/.
What is the plural of incumbrance?
The plural of incumbrance is incumbrances.

Words near incumbrance in the dictionary

  1. incumbering
  2. incumberingly
  3. incumberment
  4. incumberments
  5. incumbers
  6. incumbrance
  7. incumbrancer
  8. incumbrancers
  9. incumbrances
  10. incumbrous
  11. incunable

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