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- [fawr-kloh-zher, fohr-]
- /fɔrˈkloʊ ʒər, foʊr-/
- /fɔːˈkləʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with foreclosure
- how to buy a foreclosure?
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- how to buy foreclosure homes?
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- what does pre foreclosure mean?
- what is pre foreclosure?
- how to stop foreclosure?
- which of these is the best description of foreclosure?
- how long does foreclosure take?
- how many mortgage payments can i missed before foreclosure?
- how does foreclosure work?
- foreclosure auction how does it work?
- what does foreclosure redeemed mean?
- what is a foreclosure estimate?
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