foreclose on

foreclose on something

to take the property on which a mortgage is held; to satisfy an unpaid loan by taking ownership of the property put up for security on the loan. If you don't pay, we will be forced to foreclose on your house. The bank foreclosed on our property.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yared	-	Biblical Hebrew, Eastern African, Ethiopian
Sham'a	-	Arabic
Lamech	LAY-mik (English)	Biblical
Tornike	-	Georgian
Nannie	['næni]
Drake	[dreik]