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repossession

/ˌriːpəˈzɛʃən/ /ˌrɛpəˈzɛʃən/

Meanings
noun
The condition of being repossessed

Examples :

"The family was devastated by the repossession of their car because they couldn't make the payments. "
property finance business economy law

Related Words

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condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

Illustration missed

missed verb

/mɪst/

To fail to hit.

"I missed the target."

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repossessed verb

/ˌriːpəˈzest/ /ˌriːpəˈsest/

To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.

"Because Mark couldn't keep up with the car payments, the bank repossessed his car. "

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several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

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their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

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payments noun

/ˈpeɪmənts/

The act of paying.

"My monthly car payments are due on the 15th of each month. "

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faced verb

/feɪst/

(of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

"Face the sun."

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family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

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devastated verb

/ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

"The wildfire devastated the forest, leaving behind only charred trees and ash. "

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repossessing verb

/ˌriːpəˈzɛsɪŋ/ /ˌriːpəˈsɛsɪŋ/

To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.

"Because Mark didn't make his car payments, the bank is repossessing his car. "