foreclosure
(noun) the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
Source: WordNet® 3.1
foreclosure (countable and uncountable, plural foreclosures)
(legal) the proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments
(psychoanalysis) The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*clo"sure, n.
Definition: The act or process of foreclosing; a proceeding which bars or extinguishes a mortgager's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.