repossess B1 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˌriːpəˈzɛs/ UK /ˌriːpəˈzɛs/ See IPA manual Freq #44068 Meanings 1 verb to take possession of something again, especially property on which payments are overdue The lender may repossess the car if payments stop. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to take possession of... take back Word family Derived forms repossessorunrepossessed Etymology From re- + possess. Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # repossess **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌriːpəˈzɛs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌriːpəˈzɛs/ **Frequency rank:** 44068 ## Meanings 1. to take possession of something again, especially property on which payments are overdue ## Examples - The lender may repossess the car if payments stop. ## Synonyms - take back ## Derived Forms - repossessor - unrepossessed ## Etymology From re- + possess. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown