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repoˈssessed, ppl. a. Chiefly U.S.
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
That has been regained or seized back, esp. by a vendor; second-hand.
1933Sun (Baltimore) 21 Apr. 19/2 (Advt.), Repossessed Car Corp., 31 W. North Ave. 1936H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. (ed. 4) vi. 293 For the former [sc. second-hand] the automobile dealers..have substituted reconditioned, rebuilt, repossessed and used. 1957O. Nash You can't get there from Here 148 When he was knocked down by a repossessed scooter and the Boy Scouts administered Second Aid. 1974Sumter (S. Carolina) Daily Item 24 Apr. 14b/5 (Advt.), Save by getting a repossessed home now. 1977Times 12 Dec. 26/9 (Advt.), Sugar daddy offers—repossessed pastel mink coat..lynx collar..{pstlg}2,000. |