foreclose

/ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/

IPA: /F AO0 R K L OW1 Z/

verb

1
To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
“They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage.”
2
To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
3
To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.
syn:bar exclude prevent stop

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