LEARNit Dictionary
foreclose
verb
/fɔːˈkləʊz/
UK
/fɔːrˈkləʊz/
US
1
to take control of somebody’s property because they have not paid back money that they borrowed to buy it
توقیف کردن, سلب مالکیت کردن, گرفتن اموال به دلیل عدم بازپرداخت وام
2
to reject something as a possibility
رد کردن
The judge’s words effectively foreclosed any possibility of an early release.
synonym
exclude