Foreclosed

/ˌfɔrˈkloʊzd/ verb

Definition

To take back a mortgaged property when the owner fails to pay their loans; to take legal action to repossess a home.

Etymology

From Old French forclos, meaning 'excluded' or 'shut out.' 'Fore-' (before) + 'close' (to shut). The legal process prevents the borrower from reclaiming their property.

Kelly Says

The 2008 financial crisis made 'foreclosure' a household word when millions of Americans lost their homes—it was the worst housing crisis since the Great Depression. The word 'foreclosure' itself, meaning 'to exclude from the ability to reclaim,' perfectly captures the finality and heartbreak of the process.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መያዣ
me-ya-azh
ARالعربية
مصادرة
musadara
BNবাংলা
ব্যাংকের দখল
byan-ker-der-dakhol
CACatalà
execucio
eh-kseh-koo-thee-oh
CSČeština
exekuce
eh-keh-koo-tse
DADansk
pantbrev
pant-brev
DEDeutsch
Pfändung
pfaend-ung
ELΕλληνικά
απόσυρση
a-pos-ee-r-see
ESEspañol
ejecución hipotecaria realizada
eh-heh-koo-thee-oh-n hi-po-teh-ka-ree-ah reh-ah-lee-zah-dah
FAفارسی
مصادره
mosadereh
FISuomi
panttio
pan-tee-oh
FRFrançais
mise en vente aux enchères
mee-zhuh-san-vuh-toh-anh-chehr
GUGU
ગેરકાયદે
geh-ra-kaa-deh
HAHA
cika
chee-kah
HEעברית
ביצוע
bi-tsu-a
HIहिन्दी
मकान छीन लिया गया
makaan cheenaa li gaya
HUMagyar
kényszabályozás
ken-ysza-ba-lee-o-zaas
IDBahasa Indonesia
dipakai
dee-pa-kai
IGIG
ikpe
ee-kpeh
ITItaliano
pignoramento eseguito
pee-nyoh-rah-men-toh eh-s-eh-goo-ee-toh
JA日本語
抵押権執行済み
tei-ya-ken-shi-ki-zumi
KKKK
көлдене
kool-deh-neh
KMKM
ប្រលា
prah-lah
KO한국어
압류됨
ap-ryu-deum
MRMR
विघटन
vi-gh-tan
MSBahasa Melayu
penarikan
pen-a-ree-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အကျိုး
a-kyee
NLNederlands
executie
eh-kseu-tee-eh
NONorsk
pantbrev
pant-brev
PAPA
ਗ਼ਬਨ
gah-ban
PLPolski
wypowiadanie
vvee-po-vee-an-ee-eh
PTPortuguês
rematado
reh-mah-tah-doh
RORomână
împuternicire
im-pu-teh-ni-chee-reh
RUРусский
репо
repo
SVSvenska
inkassation
in-kas-sah-tion
SWKiswahili
kuchukua
koo-choo-koo-ah
TAதமிழ்
பங்கீடு
pang-ee-du
TEతెలుగు
స్థానంలో
sthana-lo
THไทย
ยึดทรัพย์แล้ว
it thrap laeo
TLTL
pag-aalis
pa-ga-a-lis
TRTürkçe
iflas
ee-flas
UKУкраїнська
примус
pri-moos
URاردو
ممتلكات
mam-ta-lik-at
VITiếng Việt
đã bị tịch thu
da bi ti-ch thu
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
已强拍
yǐ qiáng pāi
ZUZU
ukusela
oo-koo-seh-lah

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