repossessed

ˌriːpəˈzɛst

Definition

Definition of repossessed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

itemtaken back by the lender due to default

The car was repossessed after she missed several payments.

reclaimed

retrieved

propertytaken back by the seller due to nonpayment

The bank sold the repossessed house at an auction.

reclaimed

recovered

retrieved

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Origin of repossessed

Latin, re- (again) + possidere (to possess)

Terms with repossessed included in their meaning

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scavenger sale

real estate

sale of repossessed property due to unpaid rent

repoed

adj.

repossessed

taken back by a lender due to nonpayment

Examples of repossessed in a sentence

The repossessed items were sold at a discount.
The repossessed car was listed for a lower price.
They moved into a repossessed apartment last month.

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French:saisi, confisqué, ...
German:zurückgenommen, ...
Italian:recuperato, pignorato, ...
Spanish:reposeído, embargado, ...
Portuguese:retomado, recuperado, ...
Chinese:被收回的, 被没收的, ...
Japanese:差し押さえられた, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَعَاد, مُسْتَرْجَع, ...
Hebrew:מְעוּקַּל, מוּחְרָם, ...
Russian:изъятый, ...
Ukrainian:вилучений, ...
Hindi:वापस लिया गया, ज़ब्त किया गया, ...
Bengali:ফেরত নেওয়া, পুনরুদ্ধারকৃত, ...
Catalan:recuperat, recuperat per impagament, ...
Czech:zabavený, znovu převzatý kvůli neplacení, ...
Danish:tilbagetaget, inddraget, ...
Dutch:teruggenomen, ...
Greek:ανακτημένος, ανακτηθείς, ...
Hungarian:visszavett, visszafoglalt, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវបានដកហូតយកវិញ, ត្រូវបានដកហូតវិញ, ...
Korean:압류된, ...
Persian:بازپس‌گرفته‌شده, پس‌گرفته‌شده به دلیل نپرداختن اقساط, ...
Polish:odebrany, zajęty, ...
Portuguese (BR):retomado, recuperado, ...
Romanian:reposedat, ...
Swedish:återtagen, återtaget, ...
Thai:ถูกยึดคืน, ถูกยึด, ...
Turkish:yeniden alınmış, ...
Vietnamese:bị thu hồi, ...

repossess

ˌripəˈzɛs

Definition of repossess - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

take backregain possession of something owned

He managed to repossess his lost book.

recover

regain

retrieve

legaltake back property for nonpayment

The bank will repossess the car next week.

reclaim

recover

retake

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Origin of repossess

Latin, re- (again) + possidere (to possess)

Examples of repossess in a sentence

They had to repossess the equipment due to non-payment.
They had to repossess the house after default.
The company will repossess the equipment soon.

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French:récupérer, reprendre, ...
German:wieder in Besitz nehmen, zurücknehmen, ...
Italian:recuperare, riappropriarsi, ...
Spanish:recuperar, retomar, ...
Portuguese:recuperar, retomar, ...
Chinese:收回, 收复, ...
Japanese:取り戻す, 差し押さえる, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَعَادَ, اِسْتَعادَ المِلكِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחֲזִיר לִרְשׁוּתוֹ, לְעַקֵּל, ...
Russian:восстанавливать, изъять, ...
Ukrainian:повернути, ...
Hindi:वापस पाना, कब्ज़े में लेना, ...
Bengali:পুনরুদ্ধার করা, বাজেয়াপ্ত করা, ...
Catalan:recuperar, recuperar per impagament, ...
Czech:znovu získat, zabavit, ...
Danish:generhverve, tage tilbage, ...
Dutch:terugnemen, in beslag nemen, ...
Greek:ανακτώ, κατάσχω, ...
Hungarian:visszaszerezni, lefoglalni, ...
Khmer:យកមកវិញ, ដកហូតទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិមកវិញ, ...
Korean:되찾다, 압류하다, ...
Persian:بازپس گرفتن, ضبط کردن, ...
Polish:odzyskać, zająć, ...
Portuguese (BR):recuperar, ...
Romanian:a recupera, a lua înapoi, ...
Swedish:återfå, återta, ...
Thai:เอากลับคืน, ยึดทรัพย์, ...
Turkish:yeniden ele geçirmek, yeniden sahiplenmek, ...
Vietnamese:lấy lại, xiết, ...

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