repossession是什么意思？

repossession

英[ˌri:pəˈzeʃn]

• n. 取回，恢复，重新占有；

复数：repossessions;

例句

• Unless repossession forces a sale, homeowners prefer to sit tight when markets are weak. 除非回收房强制销售, 不然房主在房市低迷时更愿保持观望状态.
• families threatened with repossession 受到房子将被收回威胁的家庭
• ...families facing repossession of their homes. 面临住房被收回的家庭

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-VAR
  收回;重新占有
  The repossession of someone's house is the act of repossessing it.
  例句
  ...the problem of home repossessions. 收回住房的问题 ...families facing repossession of their homes. 面临住房被收回的家庭
• N-COUNT
  被收回之物
  You can refer to a house or car that has been repossessed as a repossession .
  例句
  Many of the cars you will see at auction are repossessions. 你将在拍卖会上见到的许多车辆都是被收回物品。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)

行业词典

• 法律： 重新占有；返还占有；