FORECLOSING

11 letters 17 Scrabble points

Definition of FORECLOSING

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
noun
  1. An act of foreclosure.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters F O R E C L O S I N G
Length 11 letters
Scrabble Score 17 points

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