repossess

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de reprendre possession d'un bien, généralement par un créancier ou un vendeur, lorsque l'acheteur ne paie pas.

A verb used to indicate the act of taking back property, typically by a lender or seller, when the buyer fails to make payments.

1. Claim backB2formal

   To take back possession of an item, typically due to a failure to make payments.

   reprendre possession

   • The bank repossessed his car after he missed several payments.
   • They repossessed the house when the mortgage was not paid.
   • The company repossessed the equipment from the defaulting client.

   Synonymesconfiscaterecapturereclaimrecoverretakeretrieveseizetake back

2. Regain possessionB2formal

   To legally take back something that was previously owned or used by someone else.

   reprendre possession

   • The lender repossessed the property after the borrower defaulted.
   • She repossessed her jewelry from the pawn shop.
   • The government repossessed the land for public use.

   Synonymesget backreclaimrecoverregainretrievetake back

   Antonymesabandoncedeforfeitrelinquishsurrenderyield