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en|cum|brance «ehn KUHM bruhns», noun.
1. something useless or in the way; hindrance; obstruction; burden: »

Shoes would be an encumbrance to a swimmer. She refused to think of her handicap as an encumbrance.

 SYNONYM(S): impediment.
2. a dependent person: »

The many encumbrances of a large family all living off of his small income, made it difficult to save any money.

3. Law. a claim, mortgage, or other limitation on property: »

An encumbrance can limit an owner's use of his property... [and] require that a piece of land be used only for a church (William Tucker Dean).

 Also, incumbrance.

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  • cum|brance — «KUHM bruhns», noun. = encumbrance. (Cf. ↑encumbrance) …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|cum|brance — «ihn KUHM bruhns», noun. = encumbrance. (Cf. ↑encumbrance) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cum — cum·bent; cum·ber·land; cum·ber·some; cum·ber·some·ly; cum·ber·some·ness; cum·brance; cum·brous; cum·brous·ly; cum·brous·ness; cum·bu; cum; cum·in; cum·i·nal·de·hyde; cum·ly; cum·mer; cum·mer·bund; cum·ming·ton·ite; cum·mock; de·cum·ben·cy;… …   English syllables

  • brance — cum·brance; en·cum·brance; re·mem·brance; vi·brance; in·cum·brance; …   English syllables

  • cumbrance — cum·brance …   English syllables

  • encumbrance — en·cum·brance …   English syllables

  • incumbrance — in·cum·brance …   English syllables

  • encumbrance — en·cum·brance also in·cum·brance /in kəm brəns/ n: a claim (as a lien) against property; specif: an interest or right (as an easement or a lease) in real property that may diminish the value of the estate but does not prevent the conveyance of… …   Law dictionary

  • Cumbrance — Cum brance (k?m brans), n. Encumbrance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man s cumbrance, if not snare. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disencumbrance — Dis en*cum brance, n. Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome. Spectator. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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