repossess
🇺🇸
/ˌriːpəˈzes/
🇬🇧
/ˌriːpəˈzes/
verb
R
To take something back because the person who borrowed or bought it hasn't paid or returned it.
The bank had to repossess the car because the owner stopped making payments.
translation
To take something back because the person who borrowed or bought it hasn't paid or returned it.
Word Forms
3rd Present
repossesses
Past
repossessed
Perfect
repossessed
Progressive
repossessing