FORECLOSES

10 letters 15 Scrabble points

Definition of FORECLOSES

verb
  1. To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

    "They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage."

  2. To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.

  3. To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.

    Synonyms: bar exclude prevent stop
Related words: bar exclude prevent stop

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters F O R E C L O S E S
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 15 points