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foreclosure

fore·clo·sure
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-kloh-zher, fohr-]
    • /fɔrˈkloʊ ʒər, foʊr-/
    • /fɔːˈkləʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-kloh-zher, fohr-]
    • /fɔrˈkloʊ ʒər, foʊr-/

Definitions of foreclosure word

  • noun foreclosure the act of foreclosing a mortgage or pledge. 1
  • noun foreclosure The process of taking possession of a mortgaged property as a result of the mortgagor’s failure to keep up mortgage payments. 1
  • noun foreclosure law: repossession 1
  • variable noun foreclosure Foreclosure is when someone who has lent money to a person or organization so that they can buy property takes possession of the property because the money has not been repaid. 0
  • noun foreclosure the legal procedure for satisfying claims against a mortgagor in default who has not redeemed the mortgage: satisfaction may be obtained from the proceeds of a forced sale of the property 0
  • noun foreclosure Foreclosure is the act of a lender, especially a mortgage lender, taking the collateral on a loan when loan payments are not made. 0

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Origin of foreclosure

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; foreclose + -ure

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Foreclosure

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

foreclosure popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

foreclosure usage trend in Literature

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