foreclose
Law.
to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem their property, especially on failure to make payment on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee.
to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge).
to shut out; exclude; bar.
to hinder or prevent, as from doing something.
to establish an exclusive claim to.
to close, settle, or answer beforehand.
to take away the right to redeem a mortgage or pledge.
Origin of foreclose
1Other words from foreclose
- fore·clos·a·ble, adjective
- non·fore·clos·ing, adjective
Words Nearby foreclose
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How to use foreclose in a sentence
Yet, unsurprisingly, with hopes for social change at home foreclosed and few economic alternatives, migration only increased after the wars ended.
The root cause of Central American migration? The United States. | Aviva Chomsky | July 8, 2021 | Washington PostAfter the Great Recession, millions of foreclosed homes hit the market as the economy cratered.
It’s worth noting that the majority opinion in Van Buren does not foreclose any possibility that someone will be prosecuted for a trivial transgression.
The Supreme Court hands down very good news for pretty much everyone who uses a computer | Ian Millhiser | June 4, 2021 | VoxIf it forecloses a young person getting a job, that has longer-run adverse implications for what we call their human capital accumulation.
The True Story of the Minimum-Wage Fight (Ep. 460) | Stephen J. Dubner | April 29, 2021 | FreakonomicsOpportunity is going to be foreclosed to millions of low-income people because they can’t afford to gain access to the digital highway through Internet service providers.
The TIME 2030 Committee Offers 8 Solutions for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future | TIME Staff | January 22, 2021 | Time
Yet Texas does not foreclose professional opportunities for him.
When the stakes are as high as these, checking privilege can foreclose important advances in human psychology.
Our Bad Romance Obsession Is the Ultimate First World Problem | James Poulos | January 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat they have done is foreclose any meaningful response by the AP.
Justice Department’s AP Subpoena: Surgical Strike or Dragnet? | David Freedlander | May 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe cannot foreclose the possibility that a strike against Iran might one day be defensible or necessary.
The Case for Bombing Iran Shows Hawks Wrong All Over Again | Michael Tomasky | February 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy rush to foreclose on a homeowner owing $250,000 on a property valued, post-bubble, at $200,000?
They foreclose without mercy, but that does not frighten their old patrons, who have the perennial optimism of the country.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHe's to foreclose that mortgage and longs to own that one field of ours just to complete the shape of his farm.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondMy husband died paying it, and my son will pay it all my life, and then I suppose the bank will foreclose.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance | William Dean HowellsYesterday I served notice on him by mail that we would have to go ahead and foreclose right away.
Those Times And These | Irvin S. CobbLaflin came to Ingleside; came to foreclose a poor man's liberty, without a day of redemption.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington
British Dictionary definitions for foreclose
/ (fɔːˈkləʊz) /
law to deprive (a mortgagor, etc) of the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge)
(tr) to shut out; bar
(tr) to prevent or hinder
(tr) to answer or settle (an obligation, promise, etc) in advance
(tr) to make an exclusive claim to
Origin of foreclose
1Derived forms of foreclose
- foreclosable, adjective
- foreclosure (fɔːˈkləʊʒə), noun
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