repossession

/ripəˈzɛʃɪn/
/ripəˈzɛʃən/
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Other forms: repossessions

Definitions of repossession
  1. noun
    the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
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    type of:
    recovery, retrieval
    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
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