repossess
part of speech
verb (repossess, repossesses, repossessed, repossessing)
meaning for a pupil
(money, law) To take back goods or a house because the buyer has not kept up the payments they promised. tree →
sense in the lessons
Adult life seen by a child: if a family cannot pay the mortgage, the bank may repossess the house; a car bought on credit can be repossessed. It is a sad and serious thing for families. Phrases: «the house was repossessed», «repossession order».
examples
- The bank repossessed the house when the payments stopped. tree →
- If you don't pay for the car, the company can repossess it. tree →
- Our neighbours were worried their home would be repossessed. tree →
- The shop repossessed the sofa after the missed payments. tree →
- Losing a job can mean a home is repossessed. tree →
- They got help from a charity so their house was not repossessed. tree →
note
Spelling: double «s» twice — re-po-SS-e-SS. Noun «repossession». It happens only after a long time of missed payments, usually with warnings and court steps.
Trees and pragmatics
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