encumbrance

[US]/ɪn'kʌmbr(ə)ns/
[UK]/ɛnˈkʌmbrəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. burden, hindrance; obstacle, impediment.

Phrases & Collocations

financial encumbrance

legal encumbrance

property encumbrance

remove encumbrance

Example Sentences

Only by overcoming our weaknesses can we advance without any encumbrance;only by uniting ourselves in our struggle can we be invincible.

to remove an encumbrance

to face an encumbrance

to be burdened by encumbrances

to create unnecessary encumbrances

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