repossessedadj.

Brit.

/ˌriːpəˈzɛst/, U.S.

/ˌripəˈzɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: repossess v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < repossess v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. That has been taken back; regained, recovered.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > re-used > second-, etc., hand

fourth-hand1598

second hand1673

repossesseda1678

second-handed1682

third hand1862

used1874

resale1929

pre-owned1934

pre-loved1972

a1678 W. Barton Six Cent. Select Hymns (1688) vi. 699 The Lord builds up Jerusalem, his repossessed throne: And Israel's outcasts all of them he gathereth into one.

1800 Let. 26 Feb. in State Papers United States (1815) 286 In demanding the British seamen who were brought in the repossessed vessels into the United States, I see nothing improper.

1865 W. Randolph Fallen Prince 12 The very same flag which General Anderson hauled down..has been by the same hands run up again above the repossessed and reoccupied, though shattered fort.

1961 S. S. Prawer Heine iii. viii. 271 The rediscovery and translation of the literature of classical antiquity, the translation of the Bible into the vernacular... In the repossessed classics and the repossessed Bible mankind explored those two realms.

2004 A. Loades in G. Rowell & C. Hall Gestures of God x. 162 The exuberance of the whole ‘company of heaven’, sharing the conviviality and the companionship of a re-possessed paradise.

2. spec. Of goods or property: seized or recovered following default in payment on the part of a purchaser.

ΚΠ

1910 Western Law Reporter (Toronto) 13 660 The seller shall retain the repossessed goods at least 20 days, during which the buyer may redeem them by payment of the amount due.

1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 148 He was knocked down by a repossessed scooter and the Boy Scouts administered Second Aid.

1974 Sumter (S. Carolina) Daily Item 24 Apr. 14 b/5 (advt.) Save by getting a repossessed home now.

1995 Guardian 1 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) 59/4 After ‘Black Wednesday’..the river of cash became a trickle and the family were required to downtrade from country mansion to repossessed semi.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	repossessed
释义	repossessedadj. Brit. /ˌriːpəˈzɛst/, U.S. /ˌripəˈzɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: repossess v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < repossess v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. That has been taken back; regained, recovered. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > re-used > second-, etc., hand fourth-hand1598 second hand1673 repossesseda1678 second-handed1682 third hand1862 used1874 resale1929 pre-owned1934 pre-loved1972 a1678 W. Barton Six Cent. Select Hymns (1688) vi. 699 The Lord builds up Jerusalem, his repossessed throne: And Israel's outcasts all of them he gathereth into one. 1800 Let. 26 Feb. in State Papers United States (1815) 286 In demanding the British seamen who were brought in the repossessed vessels into the United States, I see nothing improper. 1865 W. Randolph Fallen Prince 12 The very same flag which General Anderson hauled down..has been by the same hands run up again above the repossessed and reoccupied, though shattered fort. 1961 S. S. Prawer Heine iii. viii. 271 The rediscovery and translation of the literature of classical antiquity, the translation of the Bible into the vernacular... In the repossessed classics and the repossessed Bible mankind explored those two realms. 2004 A. Loades in G. Rowell & C. Hall Gestures of God x. 162 The exuberance of the whole ‘company of heaven’, sharing the conviviality and the companionship of a re-possessed paradise. 2. spec. Of goods or property: seized or recovered following default in payment on the part of a purchaser. ΚΠ 1910 Western Law Reporter (Toronto) 13 660 The seller shall retain the repossessed goods at least 20 days, during which the buyer may redeem them by payment of the amount due. 1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 148 He was knocked down by a repossessed scooter and the Boy Scouts administered Second Aid. 1974 Sumter (S. Carolina) Daily Item 24 Apr. 14 b/5 (advt.) Save by getting a repossessed home now. 1995 Guardian 1 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) 59/4 After ‘Black Wednesday’..the river of cash became a trickle and the family were required to downtrade from country mansion to repossessed semi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1678
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