Look up: Hypothecation

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   Hypothecation
   The pledging of securities as collateral - for example, to secure the debit balance in a margin... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/hypothecation.htm?id=2093&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of hypothecation'>more</a>
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   Hypothecation
   See Pledge.
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   Hypothecation
   Hy·poth`e·ca'tion noun [ Late Latin hypothecatio .] 1. (Civ. Law) The act or contract by which property is hypothecated; a right which a creditor has in or to the property of his debtor, in virtue of which he may cause it to be sold and the price appropriated in payment of his debt. This is a right in the thing, or jus in re . Pothier. B. R. Curtis. « There a ...
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   hypothecation
   1. The act or contract by which property is hypothecated; a right which a creditor has in or to the property of his debtor, in virtue of which he may cause it to be sold and the price appropriated in payment of his debt. This is a right in the thing, or jus in re. 'There are but few cases, if any, in our law, where an hypothecation, in the strict s ...
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   Hypothecation
   In banking, refers to the commitment of property to secure a loan. In securities, refers to the commitment of securities to serve as collateral for margin loans at the broker-dealer firm.
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   Hypothecation
   The original use of the word `hypothecation` was for a pledge of property as collateral for a debt without transfer of possession to the party making the loan. The arrangement is common with modern mortgages - the borrower retains legal ownership of the property but provides the lender with a lien over the property until the debt is paid off. Rehypothecation is when a broker pledges hypothecated client owned securities in a margin account to sec...
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   Hypothecation
   • (n.) The act or contract by which property is hypothecated; a right which a creditor has in or to the property of his debtor, in virtue of which he may cause it to be sold and the price appropriated in payment of his debt. This is a right in the thing, or jus in re. • (n.) A contract whereby, in consideration of money advanced for the n...
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   Hypothecation
   Deposit of collateral to secure a loan. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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   hypothecation
   Pledging of securities or other assets as collateral to secure a loan, such as a debit balance in a margin account. (See debit balance, margin)
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