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repo

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[ ree-poh ]
/ ˈri poʊ /
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noun, plural re·pos.
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Origin of repo

1
First recorded in 1960–65; rep(urchase) + -o

Other definitions for repo (2 of 3)

repo2
[ ree-poh ]
/ ˈri poʊ /
Informal.

noun, plural re·pos.
a repossessed property, especially a financed dwelling repossessed by the bank or other financing institution for delinquency of payment and offered for resale: We bought this trailer as a repo and have lived in it for 12 years, but now with kids we’re running out of room.
adjective
engaged in or relating to the business of repossessing or taking back high-priced merchandise, such as motor vehicles or machinery, from buyers who have failed to pay: I’m told that a repo company can just go to an address, find the car parked, and grab it.
verb (used with object)
to repossess or take back (merchandise) from buyers who have failed to pay: When their dry cleaning business really began to struggle, the bank repoed all their equipment.

Origin of repo

2
By shortening of repossess; see -o

Other definitions for repo (3 of 3)

repo3
[ ree-poh ]
/ ˈri poʊ /

noun, plural re·pos.Computers Informal.

Origin of repo

3
First recorded in 1990–95
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British Dictionary definitions for repo

repo
/ (ˈriːpəʊ) /

noun informal
repurchase agreement
  1. repossession of property
  2. (as modifier)a repo car
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