mechanic's lien

1. 1.

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

   Broaderlien

   Narrowergarageman's lien

Questions about mechanic's lien

What does mechanic's lien mean?

mechanic's lien means "lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure".

Is mechanic's lien a common word?

mechanic's lien is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.