Repossess /(rē̇`pŏz*zĕs" [or] rē̇`pŏs*sĕs")/
Re·pos·sess
Repossess
v. t.
- To possess again; as, to repossess the land.
- To take possession of, for failure of the possessor to make payments owed for purchase of; -- used of real estate subject to mortgage payments and of other objects purchased on a time-payment plan, which may be taken back (repossessed) by the original vendor if the payments are not made on time.
Phrases & Compounds
- To repossess one's self of
- to acquire again (something lost).