hypothecation
Example Sentences
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Even though that’s what would happen under the current system of hypothecation of tax revenues in the US.
From Forbes ● Jun. 10, 2014
Chancellor Gordon Brown was persuaded, against his instincts, to agree to "hypothecation" – earmarking certain taxes specifically for schools and hospitals.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2011
There are strong democratic, political and economic arguments for the hypothecation of tax to support causes that have both government and public approval.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2010
Only one resource seemed left me—the hypothecation of produce; and a resort to that, at that time, before warehouse receipts became legitimate securities, would be ruinous to our credit.
From Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
"Unjustifiable hypothecation" may be the same as stealing, but it would never excite one to be called "an unjustifiable hypothecator" as it does to be called a thief.
From Study of the King James Bible by Cleland Boyd McAfee
