foreclose
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore (“to exclude”), from for + clore (“to shut”). More at for-, close.
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foreclose (third-person singular simple present forecloses, present participle foreclosing, simple past and past participle foreclosed)
- to repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments
- They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage.
- to prevent from doing something
[edit] Translations
to repossess
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