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Meaning of "repossess" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REPOSSESS

repossess  [ˌriːpəˈzɛs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPOSSESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Repossess is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb repossess in English.

WHAT DOES REPOSSESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Repossession

Repossession is generally used to refer to a financial institution taking back an object that was either used as collateral or rented or leased in a transaction. Repossession is a "self-help" type of action in which the party having right of ownership of the property in question takes the property back from the party having right of possession without invoking court proceedings. The property is then sold on by either the financial institution or 3rd party sellers. The extent to which repossession is authorized, and how it may be executed, greatly varies in different jurisdictions.

Definition of repossess in the English dictionary

The definition of repossess in the dictionary is to take back possession of, esp for nonpayment of money due under a hire-purchase agreement. Other definition of repossess is to restore ownership of to someone.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REPOSSESS

PRESENT

Present
I repossess
you repossess
he/she/it repossesses
we repossess
you repossess
they repossess
Present continuous
I am repossessing
you are repossessing
he/she/it is repossessing
we are repossessing
you are repossessing
they are repossessing
Present perfect
I have repossessed
you have repossessed
he/she/it has repossessed
we have repossessed
you have repossessed
they have repossessed
Present perfect continuous
I have been repossessing
you have been repossessing
he/she/it has been repossessing
we have been repossessing
you have been repossessing
they have been repossessing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I repossessed
you repossessed
he/she/it repossessed
we repossessed
you repossessed
they repossessed
Past continuous
I was repossessing
you were repossessing
he/she/it was repossessing
we were repossessing
you were repossessing
they were repossessing
Past perfect
I had repossessed
you had repossessed
he/she/it had repossessed
we had repossessed
you had repossessed
they had repossessed
Past perfect continuous
I had been repossessing
you had been repossessing
he/she/it had been repossessing
we had been repossessing
you had been repossessing
they had been repossessing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will repossess
you will repossess
he/she/it will repossess
we will repossess
you will repossess
they will repossess
Future continuous
I will be repossessing
you will be repossessing
he/she/it will be repossessing
we will be repossessing
you will be repossessing
they will be repossessing
Future perfect
I will have repossessed
you will have repossessed
he/she/it will have repossessed
we will have repossessed
you will have repossessed
they will have repossessed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been repossessing
you will have been repossessing
he/she/it will have been repossessing
we will have been repossessing
you will have been repossessing
they will have been repossessing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would repossess
you would repossess
he/she/it would repossess
we would repossess
you would repossess
they would repossess
Conditional continuous
I would be repossessing
you would be repossessing
he/she/it would be repossessing
we would be repossessing
you would be repossessing
they would be repossessing
Conditional perfect
I would have repossess
you would have repossess
he/she/it would have repossess
we would have repossess
you would have repossess
they would have repossess
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been repossessing
you would have been repossessing
he/she/it would have been repossessing
we would have been repossessing
you would have been repossessing
they would have been repossessing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you repossess
we let´s repossess
you repossess
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to repossess
Past participle
repossessed
Present Participle
repossessing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPOSSESS


dispossess
ˌdɪspəˈzɛs
possess
pəˈzɛs
prepossess
ˌpriːpəˈzɛs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPOSSESS

reposal
repose
reposedly
reposedness
reposeful
reposefully
reposefulness
reposer
reposit
reposition
repositor
repositories
repository
repossession
repossession man
repossession order
repossessor
repost
repot
repotted

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPOSSESS

assess
express
fitness
guess
in the wilderness
less
much less
obsess
press
princess
process
progress
reassess
sess
stainless
stress
success
unless
wellness
wireless

Synonyms and antonyms of repossess in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REPOSSESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «repossess» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of repossess

Translation of «repossess» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REPOSSESS

Find out the translation of repossess to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of repossess from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «repossess» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收回 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recuperar
570 millions of speakers

English

repossess
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استرجاع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изымать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retomar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুনরধিকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saisir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wieder in Besitz nehmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

回収する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 회수당하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Repossess
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lấy lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் பெறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुन्हा ताब्यात ठेवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tekrar ele geçirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rientrare in possesso di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odebrania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вилучати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reintre în posesia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξαναπάρει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terugneem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

återta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

repossess
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of repossess

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPOSSESS»

The term «repossess» is normally little used and occupies the 115.408 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REPOSSESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «repossess» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «repossess» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about repossess

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPOSSESS»

Discover the use of repossess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to repossess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Repossess Your Life!
Kayton B Kimberly, a real life repo-man has converted the views of others towards the most unlikely of profession, but how they have control over the most important thing-their own life!
Kayton B. Kimberly, 2007
2
The Save Your Business Book: A Survival Manual for Small ...
Who Can Repossess Property? If you have signed conditional (installment) sales contracts, as in the purchase of a car or specific equipment, you are not the legal owner until the last payment. As a result, a creditor can repossess your car or ...
John Goldhammer, 1993
3
No Growth Without Equity?: Inequality, Interests, and ...
History of Contract Enforcement Banks' ability to enforce contracts requires that they be able to repossess collateral. One form that collateral takes is physical: a house, a farm, or an inventory of raw materials. To repossess physical collateral,  ...
Santiago Levy, Michael Walton, 2009
4
The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law
Economic Freedom and the Law Timothy Sandefur. declared that if the buyer failed to make the payments, the company could repossess the property. Moreover, payments were applied pro rata to all furniture bought under the installment plan, ...
Timothy Sandefur, 2010
5
Mallarmé and Wagner: Music and Poetic Language
The. Attempt. to. Repossess. Music: 1865-1869. The hauntingly musical effect of Mallarme's Sainte was a natural consequence of its finely tuned concentration. That so much resonance and gestural meaning could be composed into 16 short  ...
Heath Lees, 2007
6
The Law and Practice of Secured Transactions: Working with ...
5.03 Repossession of the Collateral Revised Section 9-609 gives the secured party the right, after default, to take possession of the collateral.1 The secured party is entitled to repossess the collateral without judicial process if repossession ...
Richard F. Duncan, William H. Lyons, Catherine Lee Wilson, 2014
7
Regulation: Usiness Law & Professional Responsibiltiy / ...
Answers (c) and (d) are incorrect because Lutz does not prevail. 36. (a) If a debtor defaults the creditor may peacefully repossess the collateral and sell it. If the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to pay for the debt owed, the creditor has the ...
Joseph R. Lanciano, Michael F. Farrell, Arthur E. Reed, 2007
8
Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow ...
If for some reason you can't make the payments for a few months, banks (and most owner-financers) will repossess your prop- erty and sell it to get their money back. If they can't sell the property at a high enough price to repay their loan, they' ll ...
Diana Leafe Christian, 2013
9
Torts and Personal Injury Law
Table - Elements of rightful Use of reasonable force repossession Prompt repossession To repossess personal property Owner has been wrongfully dispossessed of the chattel or has been improperly denied possession ❚❘ MISTAKE ...
Cathy Okrent, 2009
10
Market for Liberty
Since the debtor is in actual or potential possession of a value(s) which rightfully belongs to the creditor, the creditor has the right to repossess his property . . . because it is his property. And he has the right to repossess it by any means that will ...
Tannehill, Morris and Linda

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPOSSESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term repossess is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Woman attacks man trying to repossess her car
An effort to repossess a car turned into a hostile situation for the repo man. ... fired shots at Brien Vandergriff as he tried to repossess her 1998 Mercedes Benz. «WMC Action News 5, Jul 15»
2
Man killed in Columbus County while repossessing vehicle
WHITEVILLE, N.C. —A Robeson County man has been shot and killed as he was trying to repossess a vehicle. Related. Suspect in standoff,... Worker killed in ... «WXII The Triad, Jun 15»
3
Fight breaks out over car repossession attempt in Peoria
PEORIA — A man trying to repossess a car Tuesday ended up on its hood as the driver sped away, starting a fight between the two men, a police report stated. «Peoria Journal Star, Apr 15»
4
David Agnew and Adèle King face bid to repossess house
David Agnew and his estranged wife, Adèle King – better known as Twink – face a bid by Bank of Scotland to repossess a house, a mortgage for which remains ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
5
Banks now seeking to repossess 1000 properties a month
Banks are applying to the courts to repossess almost 1,000 homes a month, new figures Open Gallery 2 Banks are applying to the courts to repossess almost ... «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
6
Banks attempt to repossess 7000-plus homes
Banks are seeking to repossess more than 7,000 homes across the State, according to latest figures from the Courts Service. Data released to The Irish Times by ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
7
Can Debt Collectors Repossess My Car?
If you're like many of us, you need your car to get to work or school, carpool kids or grandkids, or to do your shopping. But what happens if you are getting calls ... «Credit.com News, Feb 15»
8
Attempt to repossess car leads to chase
According to police, the dealership tried to repossess a car that was purchased from it because, the dealership said, the owner wrote a bad check. That's when ... «INFORUM, Feb 15»
9
Two men impersonated TriMet workers to repossess van in …
They were making room to get to another vehicle parked in the driveway -- a 2012 Chrysler Town & Country van -- to repossess it and and tow it away, the suit ... «OregonLive.com, Jan 15»
10
HSBC: Merry Christmas! But We Can Still Repossess Your Home
HSBC's Christmas cheer this year includes a Scrooge-like reminder of its power to repossess homes. A sign posted in a branch location in central London ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»

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