noun
Meaning 1
The condition of being repossessed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
repossession
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CMU ARPABET: R IY2 P AH0 Z EH1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of repossessing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recovery, retrieval
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English possession English repossession From re- + possession.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ulosmittaus — the act of repossessing
- Hungarian: végrehajtás — the act of repossessing
- Hungarian: visszavétel — the act of repossessing
- Italian: riappropriazione — the act of repossessing
- Māori: taumanutanga — the act of repossessing
- Polish: zajęcie — the act of repossessing
- Polish: przejęcie — the act of repossessing
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