foreclosure
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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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Foreclosure
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Cultural Dictionary
foreclosure definition
A proceeding in which the financer of a mortgage seeks to regain property because the borrower has defaulted on payments.
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Example sentences
Now, it takes time before a foreclosure actually is completed.
Before a foreclosure can begin, a lender must deliver a notice of default to the borrower.
About two million households in the country are in foreclosure, and millions more are on the verge.
Major deleterious results included a freeze on credit and a real estate crash as millions of homes went into foreclosure.
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