foreclose
/ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/ · verb
Meaning
- To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
- To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
- To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.
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