repossess

tr.v., -sessed, -sess·ing, -sess·es.

1. 1. To regain possession of.
   2. To reclaim possession of for failure to pay installments due.
2. To give back possession to.

repossession re'pos·ses'sion (-zĕsh'ən) n.
repossessor re'pos·ses'sor n.

verb

1. To get back: recoup, recover, regain, retrieve. See get/lose.
2. To occupy or take again: reassume, re-claim, reoccupy, resume, retake, take back. See give/take/reciprocity.

IN BRIEF: To get possession of again; especially, to take back from a buyer who has failed to keep up payments.

The loan company repossessed his car.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: claim back
  Synonym: reclaim

Meaning #2: regain possession of something
  Synonym: take back

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tage i besiddelse igen, tage tilbage

Nederlands (Dutch)
weer in bezit krijgen/ nemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - saisir, reprendre possession de

Deutsch (German)
v. - wieder in Besitz nehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακτώ/κατάσχω αγαθά που πουλήθηκαν με παρακράτηση κυριότητας

Italiano (Italian)
rientrare in possesso, riacquistare, riprendersi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reaver

Русский (Russian)
изымать за неуплату

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - recuperar la posesión de, devolver

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återta vid obetald fordran

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
收回, 重新拥有

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 收回, 重新擁有

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 다시 손에 넣다, ~에게 회복시켜 주다, 회수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 再入手する, 取り返す, 回収する, 回復する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستحوذ على من جديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החזיר לרשותו, רכש מחדש‬

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