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    repossess

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    re·pos·sess /ˌriːpəˈzes/ verb [transitive]  BFLto take back cars, furniture, or property from people who had arranged to pay for them over a long time, but cannot now continue to pay for them 收回〔购物者不能继续付款的货物〕 → bailiff, repo man Eventually the bailiffs came to repossess the flat. 查封官终于来收公寓了。 —repossession /-ˈzeʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]    → See Verb table
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    repossess• Marsh had spent some of the money on buying a Jaguar, followed by a Porsche which had now been repossessed.• The champagne corks popped but then the reporter told us the house had been repossessed.• Most of the money is owed by people whose homes have been repossessed and sold for less than their outstanding mortgage.• Figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders last week show that about 80,000 homes were repossessed by lenders in 1991.• His car was eventually repossessed by the auto loan agency.• He or his collection agent will try to repossess everything you own.• This reluctance of lenders to repossess homes owes little to sentiment: few lenders want to sell assets into a falling market.• Most mortgage lenders stress that they are not keen to repossess homes.• A hundred thousand homes have been repossessed so far this year.    From Longman Business Dictionaryrepossessre‧pos‧sess /ˌriːpəˈzes/ verb [transitive]FINANCEPROPERTY to take back a car, property etc from someone who had arranged to pay for them over a long time, but cannot now continue to pay for themCreditors are seeking to repossess 10 jets.→ See Verb table
    re·pos·sess verbChineseSyllable
    cars, take back Business or furniture, property Corpus to


    repossess
    re‧pos‧sess /ˌriːpəˈzes/ verb [transitive]
    to take back cars, furniture, or property from people who had arranged to pay for them over a long time, but cannot now continue to pay for them ⇨ bailiff, repo man:
        Eventually the bailiffs came to repossess the flat.
    —repossession /-ˈzeʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]


    re·pos·sessBrE /ˌriːpəˈzes/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːpəˈzes/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they repossess BrE /ˌriːpəˈzes/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːpəˈzes/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it repossesses BrE /ˌriːpəˈzesɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːpəˈzesɪz/ 🔊past simple repossessed BrE /ˌriːpəˈzest/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːpəˈzest/ 🔊past participle repossessed BrE /ˌriːpəˈzest/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːpəˈzest/ 🔊 -ing form repossessing BrE /ˌriːpəˈzesɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːpəˈzesɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sth to take back property or goods from sb who has arranged to buy them but who still owes money for them and cannot pay （因买者未如期付款而）收回（房地产、商品等）◆(BrE) First I lost my job, then my house was repossessed. 我先是失去了工作，后来房子又被收回。🔊🔊<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
      ➡  compare foreclose (1)