foreclose

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌfɔrˈkloʊz/

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Verb

Plain form foreclose

Third-person singular forecloses

Past tense foreclosed

Past participle foreclosed

Present participle foreclosing

1. (transitive) (law) If a bank forecloses on a mortgaged property, it repossesses it as the owner failed to make the necessary payments.