repossessed in English

verb
1
retake possession of (something) when a buyer defaults on payments.
565 homes were repossessed for nonpayment of mortgages

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1. People who default on their mortgage repayments may have their home repossessed.

2. I had two cars repossessed, and I was writing bad checks, but I gave myself a timeline.

3. If you miss your payments on a secured loan for whatever reason your home can be repossessed .

4. Marsh had spent some of the money on buying a Jaguar, followed by a Porsche which had now been repossessed.

5. CrankyApe.com is an online auction company specializing in the remarketing of bank repossessed, insurance repairable and consignment recreational vehicles

6. The court had heard Mrs Fitchew's travel agency business had failed and her home was about to be repossessed.

7. Bankruptcy involves a change of management, whereby the citizen loses his home to foreclosure, his car repossessed, and thus given to another to manage.

8. Aglets have been referenced numerous times in pop culture, including in the movies Cocktail and Repossessed and in an episode of Phineas and Ferb

9. ‘Reducing Arrears means more money for services and housing improvements.’ ‘He's fallen into Arrears, and the mortgage company is repossessing it on Monday.’ ‘The council is chasing a total of £4.7m in rent Arrears throughout the borough.’ ‘Because of rent Arrears, the district council repossessed the building in …

10. ‘For example, the church may be able to obtain a loan from a financial institution without Collateralizing or impairing the church's restricted funds.’ ‘Lenders need this information because unlike collateralized loans, the promise to pay is not backed by a particular asset (such as a home or automobile) that can be repossessed in the