repo

1
[ ree-poh ]

noun,plural re·pos.

Origin of repo

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

Words Nearby repo

Other definitions for repo (2 of 3)

repo2
[ ree-poh ]

noun,plural re·pos.
  1. 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
  1. 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)
  1. 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 ]

noun,plural re·pos.Computers Informal.

Origin of repo

3
First recorded in 1990–95

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How to use repo in a sentence

  • And a repo will trash your undoubtedly sterling credit record.

    Ask the Blogger | Megan McArdle | December 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Having seen repo, one wonders if she should reconsider, especially when the rumors are more interesting than reality.

    My Day With Paris | Tom Tapp | November 4, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • A futuristic Goth musical, repo is set in a time when the human race is afflicted by a plague of organ failures.

    My Day With Paris | Tom Tapp | November 4, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Where was you an' yore unknown pal goin' to repo't back to Plimsoll?

    Rimrock Trail | J. Allan Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for repo

repo

/ (ˈriːpəʊ) /


nouninformal
  1. repurchase agreement

    • repossession of property

    • (as modifier): a repo car

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