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repossess definition

re·pos·sess (rē′pə zes′)

transitive verb

  1. to get possession of again; specif., to take back from a buyer who has failed to make payments when due
  2. Now Rare to put in possession again

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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