Wordiyorepossess
🇬🇧 UK/,riːpə'zes/🇺🇸 US/.ri:pә'zes/
B1
Definitions
v.
To reclaim ownership of property, especially when a buyer has failed to make payments; to regain possession of.
收回（财产）；重新占有
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.repossess property收回房产
- 2.repossess a vehicle收回车辆
- 3.[right to repossess]收回权利
- 4.repossess goods收回货物
Example Sentences
- 1.
The bank moved to repossess his car after he missed three consecutive loan payments.
- 2.
The landlord had no legal right to repossess the property without a court order.
- 3.
Thousands of homes were repossessed during the financial crisis.