foreclosure

fɔːrˈkloʊʒər

Definition of foreclosure - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

property law

TECH.

legal process to reclaim property after loan default

TECH.

The bank started foreclosure on the house.
Foreclosure was inevitable after months of missed payments.
The family faced foreclosure due to financial difficulties.

repossession

seizure

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Expressions with foreclosure

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face foreclosure

be at risk of losing property due to unpaid debt

Many homeowners face foreclosure after losing their jobs.

market foreclosure

situation where some are kept out of a market

Market foreclosure can harm new businesses.

widow foreclosure

foreclosure on a reverse mortgage after deedholder's death

The widow foreclosure left her without a home.

Origin of foreclosure

Old French, forclos (shut out)

Terms with foreclosure included in their meaning

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distressed sales

real estate

sales of properties under foreclosure or bankruptcy

equity of redemption

legal

right of a mortgagor to redeem property before foreclosure

foreclosable

adj.

real estate

able to be subject to foreclosure

jingle mail

finance

returning house keys to the lender due to foreclosure

real estate owned

banking

property owned by a bank after foreclosure

REO

acr.

acr: real estate owned

property owned by a bank after foreclosure

robo-signer

finance

mortgage employee approving foreclosure without document review

widow foreclosure

real estate

foreclosure on a reverse mortgage after deedholder's death

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French:saisie hypothécaire, ...
German:Zwangsvollstreckung, ...
Italian:pignoramento, ...
Spanish:ejecución hipotecaria, ...
Portuguese:execução hipotecária, ...
Chinese:止赎, ...
Japanese:差し押さえ, ...
Arabic:حَجز عَقاري, ...
Hebrew:מִמּוּשׁ מַשְׁכַּנְתָּא, ...
Russian:лишение права выкупа, ...
Ukrainian:процес вилучення, ...
Hindi:कुर्की, ...
Bengali:বন্ধকী সম্পত্তি পুনর্দখল, ...
Catalan:execució hipotecària, ...
Czech:exekuce na nemovitost, ...
Danish:tvangsauktion, ...
Dutch:executieverkoop, ...
Greek:αναγκαστική εκποίηση, ...
Hungarian:jelzálogjog érvényesítése, ...
Khmer:នីតិវិធីរឹបអូសអចលនទ្រព្យ, ...
Korean:압류, ...
Persian:فرایند قانونی بازپس‌گیری ملک به دلیل ناتوانی در پرداخت وام, ...
Polish:postępowanie egzekucyjne, ...
Portuguese (BR):execução hipotecária, ...
Romanian:executare silită, ...
Swedish:utmätning, ...
Thai:การยึดทรัพย์, ...
Turkish:haciz, ...
Vietnamese:thủ tục tịch biên tài sản thế chấp, ...

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