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
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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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The vehicle, however, had been repossessed overnight on Friday, Oct. 18.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
By that point, Exeter had already repossessed Wells’ car and auctioned it off.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
GoFundMe, the website, said there's a 40 percent increase this year over last of people who are starting GoFundMe pages to prevent their cars from being repossessed and being evicted from their homes.
—ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024
More specialized data includes over the last two years who checked into a homeless shelter or a food bank, had a car repossessed, or had a home foreclosed.
—Emotivo Health, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
By that point, Exeter had already repossessed Wells’ car and auctioned it off.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
GoFundMe, the website, said there's a 40 percent increase this year over last of people who are starting GoFundMe pages to prevent their cars from being repossessed and being evicted from their homes.
—ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024
More specialized data includes over the last two years who checked into a homeless shelter or a food bank, had a car repossessed, or had a home foreclosed.
—Emotivo Health, Forbes, 26 Sep. 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 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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