noun
Uncommon
foreclosure
Foreclosure (noun) means the legal process of a lender repossessing property after the borrower stops paying the mortgage. Example: “Rising unemployment led to a wave of foreclosures.”
noun
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The legal process of a lender repossessing property after the borrower stops paying the mortgage.
"Rising unemployment led to a wave of foreclosures."
"The family lost their home to foreclosure."
How to use foreclosure
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWhen a bank takes back a house or property because the owner stopped paying the mortgage.
Common pairings
foreclosure process
face foreclosure
avoid foreclosure
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Word forms
- Plural
- foreclosures
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Etymology
From foreclose, shaped by analogy with closure.
Rhymes for foreclosure
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What does “foreclosure” mean?
The word “foreclosure” means the legal process of a lender repossessing property after the borrower stops paying the mortgage. In plain terms, when a bank takes back a house or property because the owner stopped paying the mortgage.
How do you use “foreclosure” in a sentence?
Here is “foreclosure” used in a sentence: “Rising unemployment led to a wave of foreclosures.”
What part of speech is “foreclosure”?
“Foreclosure” is a noun.
Is “foreclosure” a common word?
“Foreclosure” is an uncommon word in modern English.
