foreclosure
[fawr-kloh-zher, fohr-]
- the act of foreclosing a mortgage or pledge.
Origin of foreclosure
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Examples from the Web for foreclosure
Contemporary Examples
The house fell into tax delinquency that same year and was flagged for foreclosure this May.
D.C. has effectively had a foreclosure moratorium since 2010, which has made inventory very tight.
By the time the V.A. reversed itself, the family home was in foreclosure.
Foreclosure starts, according to the report, were at their lowest level since 2007.
Five states—Florida, California, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois—make up more than half of the loans in foreclosure.
Historical Examples
First suffering, then mortgage, then foreclosure and eviction, he prophesied.
The New NationFrederic L. Paxson
All the surer, from a condition in that particular deed: Foreclosure, without time.
The Death ShotMayne Reid
I took over Abdullahs factory on foreclosure and added it to my own.
The Mercy of AllahHilaire Belloc
He said something about a foreclosure, too, and he said that meant I was to lose my place.
Captain Pott's MinisterFrancis L. Cooper
Ultimately this deposit passed to the trust by foreclosure of the $10,000 mortgage.
Behind the MirrorsClinton W. Gilbert
Word Origin and History for foreclosure
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
foreclosure
A proceeding in which the financer of a mortgage seeks to regain property because the borrower has defaulted on payments.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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