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encumbrance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | incumbrance |
| Type of | charge |
encumbrance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | burden, incumbrance, load, onus |
| Type of | concern, worry, headache, vexation |
| Has types | fardel, imposition, pill, dead weight |
encumbrance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive |
| Type of | obstructor, obstruction, impediment, impedimenta, obstructer |
| Has types | speed bump, clog |
Examples of encumbrance
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Encumbrance of the local press's coverage of the trial clearly is to be avoided.
From the economist.com
The notion that raising children is an encumbrance is insulting in the extreme.
From the jsonline.com
I would have expected the leader's own views to be an encumbrance in this situation.
From the economist.com
I like the child but do not want the encumbrance at this stage of my life.
From the washingtonpost.com
This means you have to book, which some of you may consider an encumbrance.
From the independent.co.uk
For Britain it is an irrelevance, no more than an unwanted encumbrance.
From the economist.com
In general, though, any permanent encumbrance on a property affects its value, he says.
From the heraldtribune.com
They're still an encumbrance, and you get ghosting and blurring along with your lap dance.
From the edition.cnn.com
Family was viewed as just another encumbrance of mortal life that had to be dealt with.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Burden: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
- A charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
- Hindrance: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- Encumbrance is legal technical terminology for anything that affects or limits the title of a property, such as mortgages, leases, easements, liens, or restrictions. Also, those considered as potentially making the title defeasible are also encumbrances. ...
- Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried; an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage
- (Encumbrances) Obligations in the form of purchase orders, contracts or salary commitments that are chargeable to an appropriation and for which a part of the appropriation is reserved. Encumbrances are eliminated when paid or when an actual liability is set up.
- Encumbrances are the obligations in the form of purchase orders or contracts for which a part of an appropriation is reserved. These cease to be encumbrances when they become expenditures or when they are canceled. Based on current procedures, purchase requisition is not an encumbrance.
- (ENCUMBRANCES) Sum of obligations and commitments that identifies a portion of authorized sponsor funds not available for other use. Excluded costs incurred.
- (Encumbrances) A claim or lien on real or personal property.
