Dictionary

foreclosure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fɔːɹˈkləʊʒ.əɹ/
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Etymology

From foreclose by analogy with closure, equivalent to fore- + closure.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
2. (countable, uncountable) The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.

Forms

Deriveds

antiforeclosure · nonforeclosure · preforeclosure · widow foreclosure · market foreclosure

Relateds

distraint · foreclose

Translations (39)

is aðfarargerð (proceeding by a creditor) · it pignoramento (proceeding by a creditor) · cmn 終止回贖權 /终止回赎权 (proceeding by a creditor) · nl executoriale verkoop (proceeding by a creditor) · fr saisie immobilière (proceeding by a creditor) · nl executie (proceeding by a creditor) · fo fíggjartøka (proceeding by a creditor) · pt execução (proceeding by a creditor) · tl pagsamsam ng nakasangla (proceeding by a creditor) · de Zwangsvollstreckung (proceeding by a creditor) · bg възбрана (proceeding by a creditor) · de Pfändung (proceeding by a creditor) · fi ulosotto (proceeding by a creditor) · fr saisie (proceeding by a creditor) · mi taumanutanga (proceeding by a creditor) · hu zálogjog/jelzálog érvényesítése (ingatlanon) (proceeding by a creditor) · nn tvangsfullføring (proceeding by a creditor) · nb tvangsfullbyrdelse (proceeding by a creditor) · kk сатып алу айыру құқығының кепілі (proceeding by a creditor) · sv utmätning (proceeding by a creditor) · hu végrehajtás (proceeding by a creditor) · da eksekution (proceeding by a creditor) · eo sekvestrado (proceeding by a creditor) · hu lefoglalás (proceeding by a creditor) · el κατάσχεση (proceeding by a creditor) · es ejecución de hipoteca (proceeding by a creditor) · da tvangsfuldbyrdelse (proceeding by a creditor) · ru лишение права выкупа залоговой (proceeding by a creditor) · es acción hipotecaria (proceeding by a creditor) · hu zár alá vétel (proceeding by a creditor) · sv exekution (proceeding by a creditor) · es embargo (proceeding by a creditor) · fr saisie d'hypothèque (proceeding by a creditor) · pl przejęcie (proceeding by a creditor) · is aðför (proceeding by a creditor) · fi ulosmittaus (proceeding by a creditor) · gl embargo (proceeding by a creditor) · gl embargamento (proceeding by a creditor) · pl zajęcie (proceeding by a creditor)