Associations to the word «Foreclose»

Wiktionary

FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments.
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To prevent from doing something.
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.

Dictionary definition

FORECLOSE, verb. 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".
FORECLOSE, verb. Subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy