Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin hypothēcāre (to pledge as collateral), from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, pledge).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /i.po.teˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: i‧po‧te‧cà‧re

Verb edit

ipotecàre (first-person singular present ipotèco, first-person singular past historic ipotecài, past participle ipotecàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (law, also figurative) to mortgage
  2. to guarantee; to ensure
    ho ipotecato un buon voto, impegnandomi al lavoro
    I ensured (myself) a good grade by working hard on the assignments

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Etymology edit

From ipoteca +‎ -re.

Noun edit

ipotecare f (plural ipotecări)

  1. mortgaging

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