repossess
verb
re·pos·sess
ˌrē-pə-ˈzes 
also -ˈses
repossessed; repossessing; repossesses
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
Examples of repossess in a Sentence
The bank repossessed her truck.
if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car
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With the end of his makeshift home just around the corner, Keitaro commits to launching a firework his father left behind before the building is repossessed.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Somehow, this all led to Angie tweeting that Lisa’s car was repossessed, which Heather (who, on account of losing her voice, sounds like Harvey Fierstein) points out was information that came from Bronwyn.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Bank customers were illegally assessed fees and interest charges on auto and mortgage loans, had their cars wrongly repossessed, and had payments to auto and mortgage loans misapplied by the bank, the 2022 CFPB order said.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
An ankle joint that improved his mobility during a trial period had been repossessed without warning, the clinic told him, because the VA didn’t pay the bill.
—Hope Hodge Seck, The Tennessean, 6 Aug. 2024
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Somehow, this all led to Angie tweeting that Lisa’s car was repossessed, which Heather (who, on account of losing her voice, sounds like Harvey Fierstein) points out was information that came from Bronwyn.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Bank customers were illegally assessed fees and interest charges on auto and mortgage loans, had their cars wrongly repossessed, and had payments to auto and mortgage loans misapplied by the bank, the 2022 CFPB order said.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
An ankle joint that improved his mobility during a trial period had been repossessed without warning, the clinic told him, because the VA didn’t pay the bill.
—Hope Hodge Seck, The Tennessean, 6 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for repossess
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“Repossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repossess. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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repossess
transitive verb
re·pos·sess
ˌrē-pə-ˈzes
: to regain possession of
especially
: to take possession of again by judicial process or self-help upon default of the payment of installments due compare foreclose, seize sense 2
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