Dictionary Entry
foreclose
foreclose is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.
- 2verb
subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
- 3verb
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
"Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
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