Incumbrance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

an onerous or difficult concern

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkˈʌmbɹəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkˈʌmbɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkˈʌmbɹəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkˈʌmbɹəns/.

Examples

the burden of responsibility
that's a load off my mind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

preventive burden onus hindrance encumbrance hitch load interference hinderance preventative

Parts of Speech

noun	a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
noun	an onerous or difficult concern “the burden of responsibility”
noun	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Word Forms

burden	verb	impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
hinder	verb	be a hindrance or obstacle to
preventive	adjective	tending to prevent or hinder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Belastung

eine Belastung des Eigentums (als Pfandrecht oder Hypothek)

🇫🇷French

charge

une charge sur la propriété (sous forme de privilège ou d’hypothèque)

🇪🇸Spanish

carga

un cargo contra la propiedad (como un gravamen o hipoteca)

🇮🇹Italian

ingombro

un'accusa contro la proprietà (come privilegio o ipoteca)

🇳🇱Dutch

last

een aanklacht tegen onroerend goed (als pandrecht of hypotheek)

🇵🇹Portuguese

ônus

uma cobrança contra a propriedade (como penhor ou hipoteca)

🇷🇺Russian

обременение

залог имущества (в виде залога или ипотеки)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिभार

संपत्ति के विरुद्ध आरोप (ग्रहणाधिकार या बंधक के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

দায়িত্ব

সম্পত্তির বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ (অধিকার বা বন্ধক হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

பொறுப்புணர்வு

சொத்துக்கு எதிரான குற்றச்சாட்டு (உரிமை அல்லது அடமானமாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

భారం

ఆస్తిపై ఆరోపణ (తాజాగా లేదా తనఖాగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

भार

मालमत्तेवर आरोप (धारणाधिकार किंवा गहाण म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

જવાબદારી

મિલકત સામેનો આરોપ (પૂર્વાધિકાર અથવા ગીરો તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಣೆಗಾರಿಕೆ

ಆಸ್ತಿಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧದ ಆರೋಪ (ಒಂದು ಹೊಣೆಗಾರಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಡಮಾನವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാധ്യത

സ്വത്തിനെതിരായ ഒരു ചാർജ് (ഒരു ലീൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മോർട്ട്ഗേജ് ആയി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਝ

ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਦੋਸ਼ (ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਗਿਰਵੀਨਾਮਾ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بوجھ

جائیداد کے خلاف الزام (بطور قرض یا رہن)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

负担

对财产的抵押（作为留置权或抵押）

🇯🇵Japanese

負担

財産に対する請求（先取特権または抵当権として）

🇰🇷Korean

부담

재산에 대한 요금(유치권 또는 모기지)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự gánh nặng

một khoản phí đối với tài sản (như thế chấp hoặc thế chấp)

🇹🇭Thai

หน้าที่

การเรียกเก็บเงินจากทรัพย์สิน (เป็นการยึดทรัพย์หรือการจำนอง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

beban

biaya terhadap properti (sebagai hak gadai atau hipotek)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakapitan

isang singil laban sa ari-arian (bilang isang lien o mortgage)

🇲🇾Malay

bebanan

caj terhadap harta (sebagai lien atau gadai janji)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عبء

تهمة ضد الممتلكات (كامتياز أو رهن عقاري)

🇮🇷Persian

تحمل

اتهام علیه ملک (به عنوان حق رهن یا رهن)

🇹🇷Turkish

sorumluluk

Mülke karşı bir masraf (haciz veya ipotek olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נטל

אישום נגד רכוש (כשעבוד או משכנתא)

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The primary meaning of 'incumbrance' is 'a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)'.

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Using 'incumbrance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'incumbrance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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