Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

repossession

 - 5 dictionary results

re⋅pos⋅sess

[ree-puh-zes]
–verb (used with object)
1. to possess again; regain possession of, esp. for nonpayment of money due.
2. to put again in possession of something: to repossess the Bourbons of their throne.

Origin:
1485–95; re- + possess


re⋅pos⋅sess⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅pos⋅ses⋅sion [ree-puh-zesh-uhn] , noun
re⋅pos⋅ses⋅sor, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To repossession
re·pos·sess   (rē'pə-zěs')   
tr.v.   re·pos·sessed, re·pos·sess·ing, re·pos·sess·es
    1. To regain possession of.

    2. To reclaim possession of for failure to pay installments due.

  1. To give back possession to.

re'pos·ses'sion (-zěsh'ən) n., re'pos·ses'sor n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

repossess 
1494, "to reoccupy," from re- "back, again" + possess (q.v.). Meaning "take back from a purchaser who defaults on payments" first recorded 1933.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·pos·sess
Pronunciation: "rE-p&-'zes
Function: transitive verb
: to regain possession of; especially : to take possession of again by judicial process or self-help upon default of the payment of installments due —compare FORECLOSE, SEIZE 2re·pos·ses·sor /-'ze-s&r/ noun

Main Entry: re·pos·ses·sion
Pronunciation: "rE-p&-'ze-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or an instance of repossessing
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see repossession on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: