foreclose

[US]/fɔːˈkləʊz/
[UK]/fɔːrˈkloʊz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. deprive (someone) of the right to redeem pledged property; exclude or rule out.

Example Sentences

the bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage.

sent advice that the mortgage would be foreclosed;

the decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation.

The bank may foreclose on the property if the mortgage isn't paid.

The lender has the right to foreclose on the house due to non-payment.

The bank foreclosed on the property after months of missed payments.

The lender will typically foreclose on a property as a last resort.

Foreclosing on a property is a legal process that must be followed.

Real-world Examples

The banker doesn't know whether or not to foreclose which would be a disaster.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

People who find themselves upside down in their mortgage often have no choice but to foreclose.

Source: VOA Special April 2019 Collection

It gets worse. She just lost her job and can't make payments. The bank is threatening to foreclose!

Source: VOA Special April 2019 Collection

Some 3m households were eventually foreclosed on in 2008.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

Yes, from a house that wasn't foreclosed.

Source: The Good Wife Season 4

'You had better, or I shall foreclose'.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

Doesn't make sense for them to foreclose and devalue all their other projects.

Source: Lawsuit Duo Season 2

The farmers grasped why their friend, Kermit, was killed before John foreclosed on his family farm.

Source: Friday Flash Fiction - 100-word Micro Fiction

They can't foreclose on nothing they didn't give you.

Source: Steve Harvey's motivational speech

So they decided, let's foreclose any controversy and redo the whole thing.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2017 Collection

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