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verb (used with object)
1.
Law.
a.
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.
b.
to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge).
2.
to shut out; exclude; bar.
3.
to hinder or prevent, as from doing something.
4.
to establish an exclusive claim to.
5.
to close, settle, or answer beforehand.
verb (used without object)
6.
to foreclose a mortgage or pledge.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English foreclosen < Old French forclos, past participle of forclore to exclude, equivalent to for- out + clore to shut (< Latin claudere)
1250–1300; Middle English foreclosen < Old French forclos, past participle of forclore to exclude, equivalent to for- out + clore to shut (< Latin claudere)
Related forms
fore·clos·a·ble, adjective
non·fore·clos·ing, adjective
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foreclose (fɔːˈkləʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | law to deprive (a mortgagor, etc) of the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge) |
| 2. | (tr) to shut out; bar |
| 3. | (tr) to prevent or hinder |
| 4. | (tr) to answer or settle (an obligation, promise, etc) in advance |
| 5. | (tr) to make an exclusive claim to |
| [C15: from Old French forclore, from for- out + clore to close, from Latin claudere] | |
| fore'closable | |
| —adj | |
| foreclosure | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
foreclose
late 13c., from O.Fr. forclos, pp. of forclore "exclude," from fors "out" (from L. foris "outside;" see foreign) + clore "to shut." Specific mortgage law sense is first attested 1728. Related: Foreclosed; foreclosing.
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Example sentences
The only surefire way to get out of a crushing mortgage is to stop mailing in checks and incite the bank to foreclose.
Because the bank is threatening to foreclose on their mortgage, he intends to turn the house into a flying machine and escape.
The bank told the family it intended to foreclose upon their house.
Revelations about lenders filing possibly faulty court papers to foreclose on homes has sparked an outcry.
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