Foreclose

verb

/ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.verbTo repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

"They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage."

2.verbTo cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.

3.verbTo shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.

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