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foreclosure

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. foreclosure (noun)
  2. legal foreclosure (noun)
  3. statutory foreclosure (noun)
  4. strict foreclosure (noun)

fore·clo·sure

noun \-ˈklō-zhər\

Definition of FORECLOSURE

: an act or instance of foreclosing; specifically : a legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes a mortgagor's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate

First Known Use of FORECLOSURE

1713

Rhymes with FORECLOSURE

composure, disclosure, disposure, enclosure, exposure, red osier

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