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BNC: 18885 COCA: 25355

repossess

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
repossess /ˌriːpəˈzɛs/ verb
repossesses; repossessed; repossessing
repossess
/ˌriːpəˈzɛs/
verb
repossesses; repossessed; repossessing
Learner's definition of REPOSSESS
[+ object]
: to take (something) back from a buyer because payments are not being made(因购买者未如期付款而)收回(商品)

— repossessed

adjective

— repossession

/ˌriːpəˈzɛʃən/ noun, plural repossessions [count, noncount]
BNC: 18885 COCA: 25355

repossess

verb

re·​pos·​sess ˌrē-pə-ˈzes How to pronounce repossess (audio)
 also  -ˈses
repossessed; repossessing; repossesses

transitive verb

1
a
: to regain possession of
b
: to take possession of (something bought) from a buyer in default of the payment of installments due
2
: to restore to possession
repossession
ˌrē-pə-ˈze-shən How to pronounce repossess (audio)
 also  -ˈse-
noun
repossessor
ˌrē-pə-ˈze-sər How to pronounce repossess (audio)
 also  -ˈse-
noun

Example Sentences

The bank repossessed her truck. if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car
Recent Examples on the Web Now a dealer who moves fast to repossess a vehicle can expect to resell it quickly, sometimes at a far higher price. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 Now a dealer who moves fast to repossess a vehicle can expect to resell it quickly, sometimes at a far higher price. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 Now a dealer who moves fast to repossess a vehicle can expect to resell it quickly, sometimes at a far higher price. Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 Russia would send a force of 6,000 combat troops to repossess Alaska. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022 Or last year, when a Kenton County constable tried to repossess furniture. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 18 May 2022 Sanctions by multiple countries required international aircraft leasing companies that owned the jets to repossess them by the end of March. Chris Isidore, CNN, 17 May 2022 Generally, auto loan servicers don’t immediately move to repossess a vehicle. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022 Unable to repossess their planes, lessors are now trying to recoup their losses from insurers. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of repossess was in the 15th century
BNC: 18885 COCA: 25355

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