repossess
UK/,riːpə'zes/US/.ri:pә'zes/
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Definitions
v.
To take back goods or property from a buyer who has not kept up payments
（因未付款而）收回（财产、商品）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (back) + possess = to possess again, i.e. take back. A lender repossesses a car when the borrower stops paying.
Root sit still carries 98 more wordsCommon 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 threatened to repossess their house.
- 2.
His car was repossessed after he missed three payments.