foreclosure
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/fɔːrˈkləʊʒər/
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/fɔːˈkləʊʒə(r)/
A legal process where a lender takes back a property because the borrower has failed to repay a loan.
The threat of foreclosure loomed over the family after they fell behind on their mortgage payments.
在他們拖欠按揭付款後,喪失抵押品贖回權的威脅籠罩著這個家庭。