REPOSSESSION Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word repossession. (close relations)
Definition of REPOSSESSION
Best Alternative Words for REPOSSESSION
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appropriation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose • incorporation by joining or uniting • a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | ||||||||
confiscation | nounn | |||||||
noun • seizure by the government | ||||||||
recovery | nounn | |||||||
noun • return to an original state • gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury • the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) | ||||||||
retrieval | nounn | |||||||
noun • (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory • the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory • the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) | ||||||||
seizure | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease • the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property • the act of taking of a person by force • the taking possession of something by legal process | ||||||||
taking | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of someone who picks up or takes something adjective satellite • very attractive; capturing interest | ||||||||
reclaiming | verbv | |||||||
verb • claim back • reuse (materials from waste products) • bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one • make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable |