repossessing
present participle ofrepossess
| 单词 | repossessing |
| 释义 | repossessing present participle ofrepossess repossess verb[T] uk/ˌriː.pəˈzes/us/ˌriː.pəˈzes/(informalrepo)to take backpossessionof something,especiallypropertythat has not beencompletelypaidfor: I couldn't make mymortgagerepaymentsso thebankrepossessed myhouse. Mortgages & real estate
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Capturing or taking possession of things Examplesofrepossessingrepossessing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The first person gets the car byrepossessingit when the owner stops making payments (and the sale contract allowed for repossession); the second steals it. From theCambridge English Corpus It is simply a case ofrepossessinga car, according to an agreement; it does not require enforcement of any kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We wererepossessingour own territory, whereas they are invading the territory of others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As has been said, that is likerepossessingpeople's houses but leaving them with the mortgage to pay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be wrong to compound their poverty and insecurity with the threat ofrepossessingtheir homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, before theserepossessingtransactions are completed, people who sign agreements should be made aware of their implications. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a firm will hardly have the decency to think twice about putting pressure on those in arrears, scaring them and thenrepossessing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall go through with the necessary means ofrepossessingthe islands as a whole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly we would not have had a force capable ofrepossessingthe islands or of defeating a full-scale attack. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He would be unable therefore to prevent the owners of such goods fromrepossessingtheir property. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That isrepossessingwhat we should never have lost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Where the mortgagors have left because they have been intimidated, or whatever, there is no point inrepossessingthe property and trying to sell it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 None the less, it gives the landlord a good prospect ofrepossessingthe dwelling in which he hopes to live. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In our own particular case it might open the possibility ofrepossessingfor the community step by step what had been given away in 1972. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At the same time, there certainly should be means ofrepossessingresidential premises that have been wrongly occupied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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