repossess
transitive verb
- to get possession of again; specif., to take back from a buyer who has failed to make payments when due
- Now Rare to put in possession again
See repossess in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rēˌpə-zĕsˈ)
transitive verb re·pos·sessed,
re·pos·sess·ing,
re·pos·sess·es a. To regain possession of.
b. To reclaim possession of for failure to pay installments due.
- To give back possession to.
Related Forms:
- reˌpos·sesˈsion (-zĕshˈən) noun
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