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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Loans
    fore·close /fɔːˈkləʊz $ fɔːrˈkloʊz/ verb [intransitive] technical  BFLif a bank forecloses, it takes away someone’s property because they have failed to pay back the money that they borrowed from the bank to buy it 〔因抵押人无法偿还贷款〕止赎，取消抵押品赎回权foreclose on Building societies may foreclose on a mortgage if payments are not kept up. 如果房贷断供，购房互助协会就有可能取消房产的赎回权。 —foreclosure /-ˈkləʊʒə $ -ˈkloʊʒər/ noun [countable, uncountable] housing foreclosures 房屋止赎    → See Verb table
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    foreclose• Mortgages were foreclosed, and rents went unpaid.• It is perfectly rational for individual banks to want to foreclose early on companies having trouble repaying their loans.• Changes in industry and in the economy foreclosed many unskilled and semiskilled jobs to those under age 16.• It foreclosed on the mortgages, and the mill went down the drain.• And the Amish do not foreclose on unpaid loans.• Moreover, demographic factors such as unplanned pregnancy may also foreclose options.• On television especially, the use of quick-cut images and short sound bites tends to foreclose reasoned reflection and time-consuming deliberation.• He must, in any event, have felt that the pressures were foreclosing the issue against his original instinct.foreclose on• Ms. Harvey's mortgage company has threatened to foreclose on her Houston home.    From Longman Business Dictionaryforeclosefore‧close /fɔːˈkləʊzfɔːrˈkloʊz/ verb1[intransitive]BANKINGPROPERTYFINANCE if a bank or BUILDING SOCIETY forecloses, it takes possession of someone’s property because they have failed to pay back an agreed part of a loanThey ran out of money and the bank foreclosed.foreclose onBuilding societies may foreclose on a mortgage if the repayments are not kept up.2[transitive] to decide that something is not a possibilityThe government did not want to foreclose other options.→ See Verb tableOrigin foreclose (1200-1300) Old French forclos, past participle of forclore, from fors “outside” + clore “to close”
    fore·close verbChineseSyllable
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    foreclose
    fore‧close /fɔːˈkləʊz $ fɔːrˈkloʊz/ verb [intransitive] technical
     Date: 1200-1300
     Language: Old French
     Origin: forclos, past participle of forclore, from fors 'outside' + clore 'to close'
    if a bank forecloses, it takes away someone’s property because they have failed to pay back the money that they borrowed from the bank to buy it
        foreclose on
        Building societies may foreclose on a mortgage if payments are not kept up.
    —foreclosure /-ˈkləʊʒə $ -ˈkloʊʒər/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
        housing foreclosures


    fore·closeBrE /fɔːˈkləʊz/ 🔊NAmE /fɔːrˈkloʊz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they foreclose BrE /fɔːˈkləʊz/ 🔊 NAmE /fɔːrˈkloʊz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it forecloses BrE /fɔːˈkləʊzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /fɔːrˈkloʊzɪz/ 🔊past simple foreclosed BrE /fɔːˈkləʊzd/ 🔊 NAmE /fɔːrˈkloʊzd/ 🔊past participle foreclosed BrE /fɔːˈkləʊzd/ 🔊 NAmE /fɔːrˈkloʊzd/ 🔊 -ing form foreclosing BrE /fɔːˈkləʊzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /fɔːrˈkloʊzɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (on sb/sth) | ~ sth (finance 金融) (especially of a bank 尤指银行) to take control of sb's property because they have not paid back money that they borrowed to buy it （因抵押人未如期还贷）取消（抵押品）赎回权<titled tranID="33" status="2">Moving house<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>搬家</chn></titled>

    Renting 租房子

    • live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property 住在租来的住所里
    • rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓
    • rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit 租一个单间公寓
    • find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate 找一个室友
    • sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract 签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同
    • extend/renew/terminate the lease/(BrE) tenancy 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约
    • afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费
    • (especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent 拖欠租金
    • pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(NAmE) security deposit 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金
    • give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property 提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知

    Being a landlord 做房东

    • have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租
    • rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property 出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产
    • collect/increase/raise the rent 收取／增加／提高房租
    • evict the existing tenants 赶走现有房客
    • attract/find new/prospective tenants 吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客
    • invest in rental property/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market 投资购房用于出租

    Buying 购买房子

    • buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产
    • call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人
    • make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house 提供房子的报价
    • put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house 支付／存钱付房屋订金
    • make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金
    • apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan 申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款
    • (struggle to) pay the mortgage （竭力）支付按揭贷款
    • make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(BrE also) repayments 支付每月的按揭贷款
    • (BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house 收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权

    Selling 出售房子

    • put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction 将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖
    • increase/lower your price/the asking price 提高／降低价格／要价
    • have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
     [transitive] ~ sth (formal) to reject sth as a possibility 排除…的可能 SYN exclude