foreclose

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/
• (America) IPA: /ˌfɔɹˈkloʊz/

Verb

foreclose (forecloses, present participle foreclosing; past and past participle foreclosed)

1. (transitive, legal) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

   They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage.

2. (transitive, legal) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
3. (transitive, originally) To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.

   Synonyms: stop, prevent, bar, exclude

   • The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade.

Translations

• French: saisir
• German: zwangsvollstrecken
• Spanish: embargar

Translations

• German: verhindern
• Spanish: evitar; impedir

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