FORECLOSING
11 letters
17 Scrabble points
Definition of FORECLOSING
verb
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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."
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To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
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To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.
noun
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An act of foreclosure.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
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Length
11 letters
Scrabble Score
17 points