repossess (redirected from repossessions)

re·pos·sess  (rp-zs)

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 pay installments due.

2. To give back possession to.

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repos·session (-zshn) n.

repos·sessor n.

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repossess [ˌriːpəˈzɛs]

vb (tr)

1. (Law) to take back possession of (property), esp for nonpayment of money due under a hire-purchase agreement

2. (Law) to restore ownership of (something) to someone

repossession  [ˌriːpəˈzɛʃən] n

repossessor  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	repossess - claim back reclaim acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" distrain - legally take something in place of a debt payment foreclose - subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
	2.	repossess - regain possession of something take back take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

Translations

repossess [ˈriːpəˈzes] VT → recobrar
to repossess o.s. of sth → recobrar algo, volver a tomar algo

repossess [ˌriːpəˈzɛs] vt [+ house, goods] → saisir

repossess

vt → wieder in Besitz nehmen

repossess [ˌriːpəˈzɛs] vt (property) → rientrare in possesso di

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repossess [ˌriːpəˈzɛs] vt (property) → rientrare in possesso di