How to Pronounce "in hock"
expression
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈhɑk
in HAHK
ˈɪn/ /hˈɒk
in HOK
Definition
If someone or something is 'in hock', it means they are in debt or have given something to a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈhɑk
British English
ˈɪn/ /hˈɒk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in HAHK
UK
in HOK
Listen in Context
He put his watch in hock to pay his rent.
My bike is still in hock at the pawn shop.
The company is deep in hock to the bank.
After college, I was in hock for years paying off my student loans.