Definition
To take back property that someone borrowed or bought on credit when they fail to keep up with payments.
Etymology
From Latin 're-' (again) and 'possidere' (to possess/own). First used in English in the 1800s as banking and credit systems expanded.
Kelly Says
Car repossession became a huge industry after the 2008 financial crisis, showing how economic downturns turn this legal right into a human tragedy for many families!
Translations
AFAfrikaans
terugneem
te-rug-neem
AMአማርኛ
ዳግም መያዝ
dagm me-yaz
ARالعربية
يسترد
yas-tarid
BGБългарски
вземам обратно
vze-mam ob-rat-no
BNবাংলা
পুনরায় দখল
pu-no-ra-y dokh-ol
CACatalà
recuperar
re-ku-pe-RAR
CSČeština
zabavit
za-ba-vit
DADansk
tilbagekræve
til-ba-ge-kre-ve
DEDeutsch
zurücknehmen
tsu-RUK-ne-men
ELΕλληνικά
ανακαταλαμβάνω
a-na-ka-ta-lam-VA-no
ESEspañol
recuperar
re-ku-pe-RAR
ETEesti
tagasi võtma
ta-ga-si vot-ma
EUEuskara
berreskuratu
be-rres-ku-ra-tu
FAفارسی
بازپس گرفتن
baaz-pas ge-ref-tan
FISuomi
ottaa takaisin
ot-taa ta-kai-sin
FRFrançais
récupérer
re-ku-pe-RE
GLGalego
recuperar
re-ku-pe-RAR
HEעברית
להחזיר
le-hakh-zir
HIहिन्दी
पुनः कब्जा करना
punah kabja kar-na
HRHrvatski
vratiti
vra-ti-ti
HUMagyar
visszavesz
vis-sza-vesz
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyita kembali
me-nyi-ta kem-ba-li
ITItaliano
riprendere possesso
ri-pren-de-re pos-SES-so
LTLietuvių
atimti
a-tim-ti
LVLatviešu
atņemt
at-nyemt
MNМонгол
буцаан авах
bu-tsaan a-vakh
MSBahasa Melayu
rampas semula
ram-pas se-mu-la
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်သိမ်းယူ
pyan-lai-thim-yu
NLNederlands
terugnemen
te-rug-ne-men
NONorsk
ta tilbake
ta til-ba-ke
PLPolski
odzyskać
od-zys-kach
PTPortuguês
recuperar
re-ku-pe-RAR
RORomână
a recupera
a re-ku-pe-ra
RUРусский
изымать
iz-y-mat
SKSlovenčina
zabaviť
za-ba-vit
SLSlovenščina
zaseči
za-se-chi
SRСрпски
вратити
vra-ti-ti
SVSvenska
återta
or-ter-ta
SWKiswahili
kurudisha
ku-ru-di-sha
TAதமிழ்
மீட்டெடு
meet-te-du
TEతెలుగు
మళ్ళీ స్వాధీనం చేసుకొను
mal-li svaa-dhee-nam che-su-ko-nu
TRTürkçe
geri almak
ge-ri al-mak
UKУкраїнська
відбирати
vid-by-ra-ty
URاردو
واپس لینا
waa-pas lee-na
VITiếng Việt
tịch thu
tich thu