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[ fawr-klohz , fohr- ] SHOW IPA
/ fɔrˈkloʊz, foʊr- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), fore·closed, fore·clos·ing. Law . to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem his or her property, especially on failure to make payment on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee. to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge). to shut out; exclude; bar.
to hinder or prevent, as from doing something.
to establish an exclusive claim to.
to close, settle, or answer beforehand.
verb (used without object), fore·closed, fore·clos·ing. to foreclose a mortgage or pledge.
Origin of foreclose 1250–1300; Middle English
foreclosen <Old French
forclos, past participle of
forclore to exclude, equivalent to
for- out +
clore to shut (<Latin
claudere )
OTHER WORDS FROM foreclose fore·clos·a·ble, adjective non·fore·clos·ing, adjective Words nearby foreclose forecastle head, fore-check, forechoir, forecited, fore clipping, foreclose , foreclosure, foreconscious, forecourse, forecourt, foredate
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British Dictionary definitions for foreclose verb law to deprive (a mortgagor, etc) of the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge)
(tr) to shut out; bar
(tr) to prevent or hinder
(tr) to answer or settle (an obligation, promise, etc) in advance
(tr) to make an exclusive claim to
Derived forms of foreclose foreclosable , adjective foreclosure (fɔːˈkləʊʒə ), noun Word Origin for foreclose C15: from Old French forclore , from for- out + clore to close, from Latin claudere
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