repossess

re·pos·sess

 (rē′pə-zĕs′)

tr.v. re·pos·sessed, re·pos·sess·ing, re·pos·sess·es

1.

a. To regain possession of.

b. To reclaim possession of for failure to make payments due.

2. To give back possession to.

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re′pos·ses′sion (-zĕsh′ən) n.

re′pos·ses′sor n.

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repossess

(ˌriːpəˈzɛs)

vb (tr)

1. (Law) to take back possession of (property), esp for nonpayment of money due under a hire-purchase agreement

2. (Law) to restore ownership of (something) to someone

repossession n

ˌreposˈsessor n

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re•pos•sess

(ˌri pəˈzɛs)

v.t.

1. to take possession of again, esp. for nonpayment of money due.

2. to put again in possession of something.

[1485–95]

re`pos•ses′sion, n.

re`pos•ses′sor, n.

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repossess

Past participle: repossessed
Gerund: repossessing

Imperative

repossess

repossess

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	repossess - claim back reclaim acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" distrain - legally take something in place of a debt payment foreclose - subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
	2.	repossess - regain possession of something take back take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

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repossess

verb

1. To get back:

recoup, recover, regain, retrieve.

2. To occupy or take again:

reassume, re-claim, reoccupy, resume, retake, take back.

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Translations

riprendersi

repossess

[ˈriːpəˈzes] VT → recobrar
to repossess o.s. of sth → recobrar algo, volver a tomar algo

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repossess

[ˌriːpəˈzɛs] vt [+ house, goods] → saisir

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repossess

vt → wieder in Besitz nehmen

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repossess

[ˌriːpəˈzɛs] vt (property) → rientrare in possesso di

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