Foreclosed - English meaning
fɔːˈkləʊz
Foreclosed – definitions in English dictionary
verbTake possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments.
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The bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgageverbRule out or prevent (a course of action).
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The decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation
verbPast simple and past participle of foreclose
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The bank is threatening to foreclose on the family's house., the leader's aggressive stance seems t…
verb(especially of banks) to take back property that was bought with borrowed money because the money was not being paid back as formally agreed
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Foreclose on the bank is threatening to foreclose on the family's house.
verbTo prevent something from being considered as a possibility in the future
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The leader's aggressive stance seems to have foreclosed any chance of diplomatic compromise.
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Word origin
Middle English: from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore, from for- ‘out’ (from Latin foras ‘outside’) + clore ‘to close’. The original sense was ‘bar from escaping’, in late Midd
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