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rehypothecate

rehypothecate verb: to pledge hypothecated client-owned securities in a margin account to secure a bank loan; usually used for mortgages.

Verb

rehypothecate (third-person singular simple present rehypothecates, present participle rehypothecating, simple past and past participle rehypothecated)

  1. To pledge hypothecated client-owned securities in a margin account to secure a bank loan; usually used for mortgages.

Forms of rehypothecate

third-person singular presentrehypothecates
present participlerehypothecating
past participlerehypothecated
pastrehypothecated

Origin of rehypothecate

From re- + hypothecate.

Words formed from rehypothecate

Questions about rehypothecate

What does rehypothecate mean?
Rehypothecate means to pledge hypothecated client-owned securities in a margin account to secure a bank loan; usually used for mortgages.
What part of speech is rehypothecate?
Rehypothecate is a verb.
What is the past tense of rehypothecate?
The past tense of rehypothecate is rehypothecated.

Words near rehypothecate in the dictionary

  1. rehypnotising
  2. rehypnotize
  3. rehypnotized
  4. rehypnotizes
  5. rehypnotizing
  6. rehypothecate
  7. rehypothecated
  8. rehypothecates
  9. rehypothecating
  10. rehypothecation
  11. rehypothecations

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