(transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
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(Australia) To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes).
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(politics, British) To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure.
"Levying customs duties and excises on necessities also ensured a relatively secure source of revenue. Revenues were generally hypothecated in an attempt to draw support from the public, for example funding an orphanage, gaol, hospital e…
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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