foreclosure
The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a…The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
» Foreclosures are on the rise.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
Zwangsvollstreckung, Pfändung
лишение права выкупа залоговойlišenije prava vykupa zalogovoj
the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
(countable, uncountable)The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.
Examples
4 sentencesForeclosures are on the rise.
Foreclosures are rare.
Anyone may bid on properties sold at a foreclosure sale.
When Tom lost his job, he couldn't keep up his mortgage repayments and he was threatened with foreclosure.
ruКогда Том потерял работу, он не успевал выплачивать ипотеку, и ему грозило выселение и принудительная продажа жилья с аукциона. — Ooneykcall
deAls Tom seine Arbeit verlor, konnte er nicht länger seine Hypothek zurückzahlen, und ihm drohte die Zwangsversteigerung. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From foreclose by analogy with closure, equivalent to fore- + closure.From foreclose by analogy with closure, equivalent to fore- + closure.
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Forms
plural: foreclosures| Singular | foreclosure |
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Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable