repossess

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

English possess

English repossess

From re- + possess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌriːpəˈzɛs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

repossess (third-person singular simple present repossesses, present participle repossessing, simple past and past participle repossessed)

1. (law, finance) To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.
2. (dated, reflexive) To gain back possession of.

   to repossess oneself of something lost

Derived terms

• repossessor
• unrepossessed

Translations

To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due — see also recover

• Finnish: ulosmitata
• Hungarian: végrehajt (hu), visszavesz (hu)
• Māori: taumanu
• Polish: odzyskiwać własność impf, odzyskać własność pf
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-shealbhaich
• Spanish: reivindicar (es), reposeer
• Swedish: återta (sv)

Anagrams

• espressos, possesser