Foreclosure Meaning in English

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Definition

Foreclosure is a legal process in which a lender takes back a property when the owner cannot pay their mortgage.

Usage & Nuances

Primarily used in banking, real estate, and legal contexts. Common collocations: 'face foreclosure', 'go into foreclosure', 'avoid foreclosure'. Refers almost always to property loss due to unpaid mortgage, and is rarely used outside of real estate.

• Spanish: ejecución hipotecaria
• Portuguese (BR): execução hipotecária
• Portuguese (PT): execução hipotecária
• Chinese (Simplified): 止赎
• Chinese (Traditional): 法拍 - 止贖
• Hindi: क़ब्ज़ा (मकान की ज़ब्ती, ऋण न चुका पाने पर)
• Arabic: حجز الرهن العقاري
• Bengali: বিলোক (জমি বাজেয়াপ্তি) - বন্ধক বাজেয়াপ্তি
• Russian: взыскание имущества - обращение взыскания на залог
• Japanese: 差し押さえ - 住宅ローン差し押さえ
• Vietnamese: tịch thu nhà - tịch thu tài sản
• Korean: 압류 - 담보권 실행
• Turkish: ipoteğin tahsilatı - ipotekten doğan haciz
• Urdu: ضبطی - قرض کے عوض جائیداد ضبطی
• Indonesian: penyitaan rumah - penyitaan karena gagal bayar hipotek

Example Sentences

The family lost their house to foreclosure.

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He is trying to stop the foreclosure on his home.

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Many people suffered from foreclosure during the recession.

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After months of missed payments, the bank started foreclosure proceedings.

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They managed to avoid foreclosure by refinancing their mortgage just in time.

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The neighborhood has several homes up for foreclosure auctions next month.

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