Crossword clues for repossess
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Repossess \Re`pos*sess"\ (r[-e]`p[o^]z*z[e^]s" or r[-e]`p[o^]s*s[e^]s"), v. t.
To possess again; as, to repossess the land.
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Specifically: To take possession of, for failure of the possessor to make payments owed for purchase of; -- used of real estate subject to mortgage payments and of other objects purchased on a time-payment plan, which may be taken back (repossessed) by the original vendor if the payments are not made on time.
To repossess one's self of (something), to acquire again (something lost).
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context legal English) To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due. 2 (context dated reflexive English) To gain back possession of.
WordNet
Usage examples of "repossess".
Besides, you realize that if she leaves Overhall now, she is herself vulnerable to any last-minute machinations Gantrell might devise to repossess her.
All the way home Penny chuntered, trying to talk it through, but even when she'd come to the conclusion that Peter was suffering from his mother's death too, and was getting things out of proportion, even when she'd worked out that he was desperate for Kate to agree to the repossessed house for financial reasons, ones that she could appreciate, she still couldn't condone the placing of those purple objects.
Automobile customizers, pool table wholesalers, repossessed office furniture.
The McMahon Furniture Company repossessed some furniture that Will Lenard Miller bought.
The temple would have repossessed her godson by now if you hadn't retrieved his ransom from that pocket-picking Hangrell.
Never mind that the CIT in question had tried to repossess from Security a carry-bag that had turned out to contain a questionable number of prescription drugs.
I guess you could almost call Harlan repossessed, except that he was never really insane.
Monsorlit had replied that the men were actually repossessed, repossessed of their faculties disabled by cerol.
Gleto said he didn't have the personnel and Monsorlit offered to send him a repossessed technician who could perform the test on Harlan.
But why would someone who'd had their house repossessed want anything to do with the new owner?
Not only is he clueless enough to have a house repossessed but he happily puts in a naff door.
The channel repossessed his arm and buried it in the folds of his cloak.
A man who does not live up to his trust may have his sons repossessed, a shame and disgrace all strive to avoid.
Old men's homes, orphanages for the bereft and repossessed, animal care, disaster relief services--although the army handles most of that--the choices are endless.
When he was picked up for drunk driving, they impounded the car and the finance agency repossessed it.