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9 lettersPronunciation /fɔːˈkləʊz/Part of speech verbSorted ceefloorsStarts with FEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

Word origin

Partially from Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore (“to exclude”), from for- (“(prefix used to express error, exclusion, or inadequacy)”) + clore (“to shut”), and partially from Middle English forclusen (“to close up”), from Old English forclȳsan (“to close up”), equivalent to fore- + close.

Used in a sentence

  • They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage.
  • The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade.
  • to foreclose the possibility completely. she packed the footwell of the passenger seat with her duffel bag and camping gear and buckled a stack of seed trays on to the seat.

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