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repossess(dictionary)

repossess (iou)



repossess verb trans. L15.
[from RE- + POSSESS.]
Regain or recover possession of (a place, property, a right, etc.); reoccupy. Also (spec.), regain or retake possession of (property or goods being paid for by instalments) when a purchaser defaults on the payments. L15.
Which? If you don't keep up..repayments the lender could repossess your home.
Restore (a person) to or reinstate in possession of something. Scot. L16.
Put (a person) in possession of something again. L16.
refl.: K. Tennant Lago repossessed himself of the pearls.
repossessed ppl adjective (chiefly US) that has been regained or taken back, esp. by a vendor; second hand: M20.
repossession noun (a) recovery; renewed possession; (b) spec. the recovery of property or goods being paid for by instalments when a purchaser defaults on the payments; legal proceedings to effect this: L16.
repossessor noun a person who repossesses goods; spec. a person employed by a credit company to repossess an item when a purchaser defaults on the payments: M20.