foreclose
verbEtymology
Partially from Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore (“to exclude”), from for- (“(prefix used to express error, exclusion, or inadequacy)”) + clore (“to shut”), and partially from Middle English forclusen (“to close up”), from Old English forclȳsan (“to close up”), equivalent to fore- + close.
- derived from forclos
- inherited from foreclosen
Definitions
To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments
To 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.
To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged…
To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
To shut up or out
To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.
- The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade.
- to foreclose the possibility completely. she packed the footwell of the passenger seat with her duffel bag and camping gear and buckled a stack of seed trays on to the seat.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA