repossession

re·pos·sess

 (rē′pə-zĕs′)
tr.v. re·pos·sessed, re·pos·sess·ing, re·pos·sess·es
1.
a. To regain possession of.
b. To reclaim possession of for failure to make payments due.
2. To give back possession to.

re′pos·ses′sion (-zĕsh′ən) n.
re′pos·ses′sor n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.repossession - the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
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repossession

noun
The act of getting back or regaining:
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Translations
riacquisto

repossession

[ˌriːpəˈzeʃən] Nrecuperación f (de un artículo no pagado)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

repossession

[ˌriːpəˈzɛʃən] n [house, goods] → saisie frepossession order nordre m de reprise de possession
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

repossession

nWiederinbesitznahme f
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