foreclose
🇺🇸
/fɔːrˈkləʊz/
🇬🇧
/fɔːˈkləʊz/
To legally take away someone's property because they have not paid back the money they borrowed.
The bank foreclosed on the house when the owner stopped making payments.
オーナーが支払いを停止したため、銀行はその家を差し押さった。
To prevent something from being considered or done.
The new rules foreclosed the possibility of a peaceful resolution.
新しいルールは平和な解決の可能性を除外しました。