Associations to the word «Foreclose»

FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments.

FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.

FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To prevent from doing something.

FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.

FORECLOSE, verb. Keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project".

FORECLOSE, verb. Subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage.