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repossession

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of repossession

the act or process of getting something back

  • an account of Franceʼs loss of the Louisiana Territory to Spain and its brief repossession of the area before selling it to the U.S. in 1803
Synonyms of repossession

recapture, reclamation, recoupment, recovery, retrieval
Words Related to repossession

recruitment, replenishment

redemption, rescue
Near Antonyms of repossession

loss, misplacement

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