repossess
verb (used with object)
to regain ownership of; to take back, especially for failure to make due payment.
has repossessed
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present perfectof repossess (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As for Mr Da Costa Diogo, his bank has repossessed the property.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
The district has repossessed most of the former charter school’s instructional supplies, including 200 Chromebooks, 34 laptops, 27 iPads, and hundreds of textbooks.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2017
Now, after months of Wells Fargo pressing him over missed payments, the bank has repossessed his car.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2014
"Generation after generation has repossessed San Francisco physically and imaginatively as the expression of their ideal life," says Kevin Starr, California state librarian and a fourth-generation San Franciscan.
From Time Magazine Archive
