in hock

Meaning

Having been pawned.
Her necklace is in hock in order to cover some family expenses.

(figuratively, by extension, transitive with to) Indebted.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

debt owe indebted owing beholden

Examples

Because borrowers often can’t repay the loan within the short term limit, after a rollover or two they’re in hock indefinitely with no end in sight. Source: Internet

The Live Register figures for March were released on Wednesday, revealing an increase in the number of people signing on just a day after the government put the state in hock to the tune of tens of billions to bail out the banks. Source: Internet

It's the result of our government being in hock to big oil and big auto companies. Source: Internet

Then we decided to reclaim Maleyka's earrings from the pawnshop, where we had put them in hock for two manats. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

in hock

Close letter words and terms

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