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encumbrance definition - finance
A lien, charge, or claim that is attached to real property. Properties with mortgages are encumbered.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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