(v. t.) To subject, as property, to liability for a debt or engagement without delivery of possession or transfer of title; to pledge without delivery of possession; to mortgage, as ships, or other personal property; to make a contract by bottomry. See Bottomry.

Fannie Mae Federal Agency bond Ginnie Mae Oregon boat Series E bond Series H bond accident insurance accord accouple accumulate actuary addition adherence adhesion adhesive adjunct adjustment bond affairs affiliation affinity affixation agglomeration agglutinate agglutination aggregation agreement allegiance alliance amass annexation annuity annuity bond appreciation bond approximation arrangement articulate articulation assemblage assemble assented bond associate association assumed bond assurance assure attachment attest aviation insurance baby bond back bail bail bond band bargain be sponsor for bearer bond bearer certificate bilbo bind binding binding agreement bona fides bond anticipation note bonds bonne foi bottomry bracket bracketing bridge bridge over bridle business life insurance callable bond camisole cartel casualty insurance cement certificate of insurance certify chain chains checks clap together clasping cling clinging closeness clustering cohere coherence cohesion collar collateral trust bond collect collective agreement combination combine communication compact comprise concatenate concatenation concourse concurrence confirm confluence congeries conglobulate conglomeration conjoin conjugate conjugation conjunction connect connectedness connection connective consolidated annuities consolidated stock consols consortium constancy constraints contiguity contract contract by deed contract of record contract quasi contrariety controls convention convergence convertible bond convertible debenture copulate copulation cords corporate bond corporation stock countersecure couple coupling coupon bond coupon rate court bond covenant covenant of indemnity covenant of salt cover credit insurance credit life insurance cuffs current income bond current yield deal dealings debenture debenture bond deductible deduction deed deed of trust deed poll deep-discount bond defense bond deferred bond definitive bond deposit devotedness devotion dicker discount bond disjunction earnest earnest money embrace employment contract encompass endorse endowment insurance engagement ensure equipment bond equipment note equipment trust equipment trust bond equipment trust certificate escrow extended bond faith faithfulness family maintenance policy fastener fastening fealty fetter fetters fidelity fidelity bond fidelity insurance filiation firmness first mortgage bond firsts flood insurance formal agreement formal contract fraternal insurance gag gage gather gathering general mortgage bond general obligation bond girding glue go bail good faith government bond government insurance group policy guarantee guaranteed bond guaranty gyves halter hamper handcuffs handsel health insurance high-grade bond hobbles hock hold together homage homology hooking hookup hopples hostage hypothecate impignorate implied contract include income bond indemnity indent indenture industrial life insurance insurance insurance agent insurance broker insurance company insurance man