How to Pronounce "foreclosed"
word
fɔɹˈkɫoʊzd
for-KLOHZD
fɔːklˈəʊzd
fawkl-OHZD
Definition
If a property is foreclosed, the bank or lender takes it back because the owner did not pay the mortgage. It usually means the home is taken away and sold to recover the loan.
IPA Transcription
American English
fɔɹˈkɫoʊzd
British English
fɔːklˈəʊzd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
for-KLOHZD
UK
fawkl-OHZD
Listen in Context
The bank foreclosed on their house.
Many homes were foreclosed during the financial crisis.
His family lost their foreclosed home.
They bought a foreclosed property for a much lower price.