Synonyms for foreclosure
fɔrˈkloʊ ʒər, foʊr-fore·clo·sure

Princeton's WordNet

1. foreclosurenoun

   the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

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1. • Proceeding

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1. List of paraphrases for "foreclosure":

   exclusion, locking, estoppel, lockout, seizure

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1. Daren Blomquist:

   U.S. foreclosure starts have not only returned to pre-housing crisis levels, they have fallen well below those pre-crisis levels and are still searching for a floor.

2. Daren Blomquist:

   While U.S. foreclosure activity is still above its pre-recession levels, many of the states hit hardest by the housing crisis have now dropped below pre-recession foreclosure activity levels.

3. The Wells Fargo spokesman:

   If they had accepted the offer [that Wells Fargo never made] and kept up with the payments, then the foreclosure would have been avoidable potentially.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   The subprime problems are now creating massive issues on Wall Street, it's a serious problem affecting our housing market and millions of hard working families. So what are some of the things we need to do? We need to expand the role of the (Federal Housing Administration) to issue more mortgages at better rates to these homeowners. We need to give consumers more counseling and information, prevent families from being trapped in high interest loans with pre-payment penalties and in some cases, allow more breathing room from foreclosure.

5. Bruce Bergman:

   If a foreclosure runs afoul of the statute of limitations, it's a problem, if the court says the mortgage is gone because too much time has passed, it's gone. The loss, if it occurs, is catastrophic because it is complete.