Foreclosure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of foreclosing, especially a legal proceeding by which a mortgage is foreclosed.
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  • n. the proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or process of foreclosing; a proceeding which bars or extinguishes a mortgager's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of foreclosing; the act of depriving a mortgager of the right of redeeming his mortgaged estate.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    proceeding    proceedings    legal proceeding   
    Cross Reference
    to open a foreclosure    strict foreclosure   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    closure    composure    crozier    disclosure    enclosure   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    foreclosures    bankruptcy    lend    mortgage    federal   
     
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