foreclose

A verb used to indicate the act of taking possession of a property when the owner fails to make mortgage payments, or to prevent or exclude something from happening.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по изъятию собственности, когда владелец не производит выплаты по ипотеке, или для предотвращения или исключения чего-либо.

1. Take possession of property C1 formal legal

   To take possession of a property because the owner has failed to repay a loan secured by that property.

   • The bank decided to foreclose on the house after six months of missed payments.
   • They lost their home when the lender foreclosed on the mortgage.
   • The court approved the bank's request to foreclose the property.

   🇷🇺Лишить права выкупа

   Synonyms: confiscateimpoundrepossessseizetake back

2. Prevent or exclude C2 formal

   To prevent something from happening or to exclude a possibility.

   • The new evidence forecloses any possibility of an appeal.
   • His actions foreclosed any chance of reconciliation.
   • The agreement forecloses the option of renegotiating the terms.

   🇷🇺Исключить

   Synonyms: debarexcludeforestallobviateprecludepreventrule out

   Antonyms: allowenableencouragefacilitatepermit

• foreclosed past participle
• foreclosed past simple
• foreclosing present participle
• forecloses third person singular