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encumbrance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/
  • /-bɹən(t)s/
  • /ɛn-/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English encombraunce, from Old French encombrance, from encombrer.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
    • Some consideration was necessary to decide whether or not to leave his rifle there. On the return, carrying the girl and a pack, it would be added encumbrance[…] 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:
  2. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of incumbrance (“in law: interest attached to a title; dependent”).
  3. (countable, uncountable) The state or condition of being encumbered.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Furniture or other large household item, especially when used or as waste.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
incumbrance alternative lexicographic
encumbrances Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

unencumbrance

Deriveds

overencumbrance · disencumbrance · encumbrancer

Synonyms

encumberment

Translations (39)

mi hūnuku (burden) · bg ипотека (interest, right, burden or liability) · ug سېلىق (burden) · sv börda (burden) · da belastning (burden) · nb belastning (burden) · ml കുടിക്കടം (interest, right, burden or liability) · pl obciążenie (interest, right, burden or liability) · tr mesuliyet (burden) · de Belastung (burden) · cy llyffethair (interest, right, burden or liability) · fi rasite (interest, right, burden or liability) · da byrde (burden) · tr sorumluluk (burden) · da hindring (burden) · hu teher (burden) · tr engel (burden) · bg товар (burden) · hu megterhelés (burden) · tr borç (interest, right, burden or liability) · es gravemen (interest, right, burden or liability) · de Verschuldung (interest, right, burden or liability) · pl obciążenie (burden) · hu megterhelés (interest, right, burden or liability) · ug تاپ (burden) · ml ബാധ്യത (burden) · tr ipotek (interest, right, burden or liability) · hu jelzálog (interest, right, burden or liability) · fi taakka (burden) · hu súly (burden) · bg бреме (burden) · mi whakararu (burden) · de Schuldenlast (interest, right, burden or liability) · de dingliche Belastung (burden) · hu teher (interest, right, burden or liability) · ug دەردىسەر (burden) · de Grundstückslast (interest, right, burden or liability) · da hæmsko (burden) · tr yük (burden)

encumbrance en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/
  • /-bɹən(t)s/
  • /ɛn-/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English encombraunce, from Old French encombrance, from encombrer.

Meanings

  1. To apply an encumbrance to (property, etc.).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
encumbrancing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
encumbranced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
encumbranced Tense=Past lexicographic
incumbrance alternative lexicographic
encumbrances Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic