foreclosing
present participle offoreclose
foreclose
verb
uk/fɔːˈkləʊz/us/fɔːrˈkloʊz/forecloseverb(TAKE POSSESSION)
[IorT]finance & economics,lawspecialized
(especiallyofbanks) to take backpropertythat wasboughtwithborrowedmoneybecause themoneywas not beingpaidback asformallyagreed:
Thebankisthreateningto forecloseonthe family'shouse.
Borrowing & lending
- amortizable
- amortization
- arrears
- bad debt
- bonded
- borrow
- borrowing
- credit rating
- IOU
- leveraged buyout
- on the slateidiom
- over-borrowed
- overdraft
- overpayment
- pay downsomething
- pay off
- paysomeone/somethingback
- reschedule
- secure
- straight
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Success & failure in business
forecloseverb(PREVENT)
[T]formal
topreventsomething from beingconsideredas apossibilityin thefuture:
The leader'saggressivestanceseemsto have foreclosed anychanceofdiplomaticcompromise.
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- abnegation
- bar
- batsomething/someoneaway
- blow(something)out
- brush
- disown
- jettison
- miss a chance/opportunityidiom
- opt out
- punt onsomething
- quit
- quit onsomeone
- react
- react againstsomething
- rebuff
- repudiate
- resistant
- spurn
- turnyournose upidiom
Examplesofforeclosing
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
One is the focus on collective identity, which de-emphasises individual experience, therebyforeclosingbiographical approaches.
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One was pronounced utterly pure or thoroughly vile,foreclosingmoderation and due exercise of judgement.
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Weak consensus impedes the duration of inquiry by prematurely announcing that issues are satisfactorily concluded, henceforeclosingfurther projects.
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They find themselves defaulting on second mortgages, and the procedures forforeclosingstart to apply.
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Take the case of a freehold being mortgaged and the mortgagee afterwardsforeclosingand taking possession.
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Therefore, we prevented by our decision theforeclosingof a very important option for the future.
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Will he have discussions with them about their attitudes towards particularly the question of theirforeclosingof mortgages without informing wives?
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I did not quite understand what he was saying aboutforeclosingon the books.
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Small firms that do not have that bargaining power will find the banksforeclosingon their loans.
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I understand that there were problems with the banks over whether they were likely to realise their threat offoreclosingon certain farmers and small fishermen.
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They areforeclosingon them far too soon or are restricting their cash flow, with the result that many small companies are being squeezed out of business.
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It seemed right that the industry should be able to try out this system withoutforeclosingor deciding the relative arguments of principle or merit between compulsory and voluntary financing.
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Examples of hindering/harmful group behaviours include being aggressive, blocking, competing, seeking sympathy, special pleading, horsing around, seeking recognition, withdrawing,foreclosingand minimizing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The act prevented mortgage-holding banks fromforeclosingon their property for five years and forced struggling farmers to continue paying based on a court-ordered schedule.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The long-term effects of the policy also stifled competition byforeclosingthe market to independent producers and distributors.
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- baker
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- bakery worker
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- Bakewell pudding
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- baking
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