"repossession" meaning in English

See repossession in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: repossessions [plural]
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  1. (uncountable) The condition of being repossessed. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (countable) The act of repossessing. Tags: countable Translations (the act of repossessing): ulosmittaus (Finnish), végrehajtás (Hungarian), visszavétel (Hungarian), riappropriazione [feminine] (Italian), taumanutanga (Māori), zajęcie [neuter] (Polish), przejęcie [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-repossession-en-noun-s5sZttr5 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'the act of repossessing': 5 95

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