foreclose
[ fawr-klohz, fohr- ]
/ fɔrˈkloʊz, foʊr- /
verb (used with object), fore·closed, fore·clos·ing.
Law.
- to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem his or her property, especially on failure to make payment on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee.
- to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge).
to shut out; exclude; bar.
to hinder or prevent, as from doing something.
to establish an exclusive claim to.
to close, settle, or answer beforehand.
verb (used without object), fore·closed, fore·clos·ing.
to foreclose a mortgage or pledge.
Origin of foreclose
1250–1300; Middle English
foreclosen < Old French
forclos, past participle of
forclore to exclude, equivalent to
for- out +
clore to shut (< Latin
claudere)
OTHER WORDS FROM foreclose
fore·clos·a·ble, adjective non·fore·clos·ing, adjectiveWords nearby foreclose
forecastle,
forecastle deck,
forecastle head,
forechoir,
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foreconscious,
forecourse,
forecourt,
foredate
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British Dictionary definitions for foreclose
foreclose
/ (fɔːˈkləʊz) /
verb
law
to deprive (a mortgagor, etc) of the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge)
(tr)
to shut out; bar
(tr)
to prevent or hinder
(tr)
to answer or settle (an obligation, promise, etc) in advance
(tr)
to make an exclusive claim to
Derived forms of foreclose
foreclosable, adjective foreclosure (fɔːˈkləʊʒə), nounWord Origin for foreclose
C15: from Old French
forclore, from
for- out +
clore to close, from Latin
claudere