foreclosure
Pronunciation: /fɔːɹˈkləʊʒ.əɹ/
The English word “foreclosure” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
- The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.
Etymology
From foreclose by analogy with closure, equivalent to fore- + closure.
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