repossess
verb
re·pos·sess
ˌrē-pə-ˈzes 
also -ˈses
repossessed; repossessing; repossesses
1
a
: to regain possession of
b
: to take possession of (something bought) from a buyer in default of the payment of installments due
2
: to restore to possession
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Examples of repossess in a Sentence
The bank repossessed her truck.
if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car
Recent Examples on the Web
GoFundMe, the website, said there's a 40 percent increase this year over last of people who are starting GoFundMe pages to prevent their cars from being repossessed and being evicted from their homes.
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ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024
More specialized data includes over the last two years who checked into a homeless shelter or a food bank, had a car repossessed, or had a home foreclosed.
—Emotivo Health, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Regulatory records show many customers paid the equivalent of the full loan or more, only to see their cars repossessed.
—Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024
While high-loan costs made today won’t hit the economy for several years, experts say, vehicles bought during the pandemic by customers with federal stimulus cash are increasingly being repossessed.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
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ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024
More specialized data includes over the last two years who checked into a homeless shelter or a food bank, had a car repossessed, or had a home foreclosed.
—Emotivo Health, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Regulatory records show many customers paid the equivalent of the full loan or more, only to see their cars repossessed.
—Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024
While high-loan costs made today won’t hit the economy for several years, experts say, vehicles bought during the pandemic by customers with federal stimulus cash are increasingly being repossessed.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for repossess
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“Repossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repossess. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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repossess
transitive verb
re·pos·sess
ˌrē-pə-ˈzes
: to regain possession of
especially
: to take possession of again by judicial process or self-help upon default of the payment of installments due compare foreclose, seize sense 2
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