foreclosure

noun

Etymology

From foreclose by analogy with closure, equivalent to fore- + closure.

  1. derived from claudere
  2. derived from clausura
  3. derived from closure
  4. inherited from closure
  5. prefixed as foreclosure — “fore + closure

Definitions

  1. The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default…

    The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.

  2. The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for foreclosure. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA