foreclosure

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Definition of foreclosure

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
(countable, uncountable)The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.

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From foreclose by analogy with closure, equivalent to fore- + closure.

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