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foreclose

/fɔːˈkləʊz/verb

उच्चारण फ़ॉक्लोज़

(ऋण न चुकाने पर) गिरवी संपत्ति ज़ब्त करना, पुरोबंध करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (on sb/sth) | ~ sth finance

    (of a bank or other lender) to take control of somebody's property because they have not paid back money that they borrowed to buy it

    (ऋण न चुकाने पर) गिरवी संपत्ति ज़ब्त करना, पुरोबंध करना

    • The bank foreclosed on the farmer's land after he missed several payments.
    • They threatened to foreclose the mortgage.

    Synonyms repossess seize

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth formal

    to prevent something from being considered or happening in the future

    (किसी संभावना को) रोक देना, समाप्त कर देना

    • The decision foreclosed any chance of a peaceful settlement.

    Synonyms rule out preclude exclude prevent

◇Word family
foreclosure noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

repossess seize rule out preclude exclude prevent

AaSpelling

The prefix is fore- (not 'forclose' or 'forclosure').

Prefix fore- है ('forclose' या 'forclosure' गलत है)।

§Grammar and usage

A bank forecloses on a loan, a property or a borrower.

बैंक किसी loan, property या borrower पर foreclose on करता है।