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ALL meanings of foreclose

fore·close
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  • noun foreclose Take possession of a mortgaged property as a result of the mortgagor's failure to keep up their mortgage payments. 1
  • verb with object foreclose Law. to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem his or her property, especially on failure to make payment on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee. to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge). 1
  • verb with object foreclose to shut out; exclude; bar. 1
  • verb with object foreclose to hinder or prevent, as from doing something. 1
  • verb with object foreclose to establish an exclusive claim to. 1
  • transitive verb foreclose law: repossess 1
  • verb with object foreclose to close, settle, or answer beforehand. 1
  • verb without object foreclose to foreclose a mortgage or pledge. 1
  • verb foreclose If the person or organization that lent someone money forecloses, they take possession of a property that was bought with the borrowed money, for example because regular repayments have not been made. 0
  • verb foreclose to deprive (a mortgagor, etc) of the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge) 0
  • verb foreclose to shut out; bar 0
  • verb foreclose to prevent or hinder 0
  • verb foreclose to answer or settle (an obligation, promise, etc) in advance 0
  • verb foreclose to make an exclusive claim to 0
  • verb transitive foreclose to shut out; exclude; bar 0
  • verb transitive foreclose to extinguish the right to redeem (a mortgage) by foreclosure 0
  • verb transitive foreclose to deprive (a mortgagor) of this right by foreclosure 0
  • verb transitive foreclose to hinder or prevent 0
  • verb transitive foreclose to claim exclusively 0
  • intransitive verb foreclose to foreclose a mortgage 0
  • verb foreclose (Transitive Verb) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments. 0
  • verb foreclose (Transitive Verb) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises. 0
  • verb foreclose (Transitive Verb) To prevent from doing something. 0
  • verb foreclose (Transitive Verb) To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude. 0
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