0 present participle of foreclose --
1 (especially of banks) to take back property that was bought with borrowed money because the money was not being paid back as formally agreed: --
The bank is threatening to foreclose on the family's house.
2 to prevent something from being considered as a possibility in the future: --
The leader's aggressive stance seems to have foreclosed any chance of diplomatic compromise.
The long-term effects of the policy also stifled competition by foreclosing the market to independent producers and distributors.
The act prevented mortgage-holding banks from foreclosing on their property for five years and forced struggling farmers to continue paying based on a court-ordered schedule.
Examples of hindering/harmful group behaviours include being aggressive, blocking, competing, seeking sympathy, special pleading, horsing around, seeking recognition, withdrawing, foreclosing and minimizing.
It seemed right that the industry should be able to try out this system without foreclosing or deciding the relative arguments of principle or merit between compulsory and voluntary financing.
They are foreclosing on them far too soon or are restricting their cash flow, with the result that many small companies are being squeezed out of business.
I understand that there were problems with the banks over whether they were likely to realise their threat of foreclosing on certain farmers and small fishermen.
Small firms that do not have that bargaining power will find the banks foreclosing on their loans.
I did not quite understand what he was saying about foreclosing on the books.
