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re·pos·sess

(rē′pə-zĕs′)

tr.v. re·pos·sessed, re·pos·sess·ing, re·pos·sess·es

a. To regain possession of.

b. To reclaim possession of for failure to make payments due.

2. To give back possession to.

re′pos·ses′sion (-zĕsh′ən) n.

re′pos·ses′sor n.

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Noun

repossession - the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)

recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

repossession

noun

The act of getting back or regaining:

recoup, recovery, retrieval.

Translations

riacquisto

repossession

[ˌriːpəˈzeʃən] N → recuperación f (de un artículo no pagado)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

repossession

[ˌriːpəˈzɛʃ^ən] n [house, goods] → saisie frepossession order n → ordre m de reprise de possession

repossession

n → Wiederinbesitznahme f

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