Repossess (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  1. to regain ownership of; to take back, especially for failure to make due payment: After the first few payments, the buyer defaulted on the contract, and we were forced to repossess the piano.
  2. to give (someone) ownership of something again; restore something to (used with of): In 1814, a coalition of European powers defeated Napoleon and repossessed the ousted Bourbons of their throne.
verb (tr)
  1. to take back possession of (property), esp for nonpayment of money due under a hire-purchase agreement
  2. to restore ownership of (something) to someone
Repossess (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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