MECHANIC'S LIEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mechanic's lien mean? 

• MECHANIC'S LIEN (noun)
  The noun MECHANIC'S LIEN has 1 sense:

1. lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure

  Familiarity information: MECHANIC'S LIEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MECHANIC'S LIEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("mechanic's lien" is a kind of...):

lien (the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mechanic's lien"):

garageman's lien (the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles)