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A burden; a thing that must be carried. / (law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage. / (law) One who is dependent on another.

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incumbrance

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Source Word

incumbrance

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪnˈkʌm.bɹənts/

Noun

countable uncountable

A burden; a thing that must be carried. / (law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage. / (law) One who is dependent on another.

Japanese Meaning

重荷、持ち運ぶべきもの / （土地に付随する）権利・義務・負担、担保権（例：抵当権や差押え） / 他者に依存している存在

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The old house became an incumbrance to the family, costing more in repairs than it was worth.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その古い家は家族にとって重荷になり、修理にかかる費用が価値を上回っていた。

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A burden; a thing that must be carried.

I was then lying at length upon that very couch, the scene of Mr. H . . .'s polite joys, in an undress which was with all the art of negligence flowing loose, and in a most tempting disorder: no stay, no hoop . . . no incumbrance whatever.

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