Definition of encumbrance Encumbrance
en•cum•brance
We found 8 definitions of encumbrance from 4 different sources.
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What does encumbrance mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: encumbrances |
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| encumbrance - a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) | ||
| incumbrance | ||
| encumbrance - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" | ||
| burden, load, incumbrance, onus | ||
| headache, worry, vexation, concern pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | ||
| dead weight a heavy motionless weight | ||
| fardel a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) | ||
| imposition the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) | ||
| encumbrance - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | ||
| hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, incumbrance, interference | ||
| impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstructor, obstruction the baggage and equipment carried by an army | ||
| clog any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- encumbrance (n.)
That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance. - encumbrance (n.)
Same as Incumbrance.
Part of speech
🔤- encumbrance, noun, singular of encumbrances.
