How Do You Spell REPOSSESSES?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪpəzˈɛsɪz] (IPA)

The word "repossesses" is spelled with three 's' sounds, which can be confusing for those who are not familiar with English phonetics. In IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription, the word is spelled as rɪˈpɒzɪzɪz, with the accent on the second syllable. The first 's' sound is spelled as a voiced fricative 'z', while the other two 's' sounds are spelled as voiceless fricatives 's'. This spelling reflects the pronunciation of the word, with the 's' sounds being pronounced differently in different parts of the word.

REPOSSESSES Meaning and Definition

1. The term "repossesses" refers to the act of regaining possession or ownership of something, typically an item or property, through legal means, after it has been taken away or reclaimed due to unpaid debts or failure to fulfill financial obligations. This process usually involves a financial institution, such as a bank or lender, taking back assets that were used as collateral against a loan.

   To repossess, the lender or the authorized representative initiates legal proceedings, supported by specific legal provisions or contractual terms, to legally reclaim the asset. This can occur in various contexts, including a vehicle being repossessed due to missed car loan payments or a home being repossessed by a bank following foreclosure due to mortgage defaults.

   The repossession process generally involves giving the defaulting party proper notice and an opportunity to rectify the default before the actual repossession occurs. Once repossession has been legally executed, the lender typically has the right to sell the repossessed item to recover the outstanding debt. The lender may also have the legal authority to take other actions, such as evicting individuals from a repossessed property.

   Repossesses is the third-person singular form of the verb "repossess," meaning to take back or regain ownership of an asset through legal means after the borrower has defaulted on the financial obligation. It is a term often used in the financial and legal realms to describe the process by which creditors regain control over assets due to nonpayment or default.

Common Misspellings for REPOSSESSES

• reposesesses

Etymology of REPOSSESSES

The word repossesses is derived from the combination of the prefix re-, meaning again or back, and the verb possesses, which ultimately comes from the Latin word possidere, meaning to have or to hold. Through the addition of the prefix re-, the word repossesses takes on the meaning of taking possession of something once again or taking back possession.

Similar spelling words for REPOSSESSES

• repossession,
• repossess.

Conjugate verb Repossesses

CONDITIONAL

I would repossess

we would repossess

you would repossess

he/she/it would repossess

they would repossess

FUTURE

I will repossess

we will repossess

you will repossess

he/she/it will repossess

they will repossess

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have repossessed

we will have repossessed

you will have repossessed

he/she/it will have repossessed

they will have repossessed

PAST

I repossessed

we repossessed

you repossessed

he/she/it repossessed

they repossessed

PAST PERFECT

I had repossessed

we had repossessed

you had repossessed

he/she/it had repossessed

they had repossessed

PRESENT

I repossess

we repossess

you repossess

he/she/it repossesses

they repossess

PRESENT PERFECT

I have repossessed

we have repossessed

you have repossessed

he/she/it has repossessed

they have repossessed

I am repossessing

we are repossessing

you are repossessing

he/she/it is repossessing

they are repossessing

I was repossessing

we were repossessing

you were repossessing

he/she/it was repossessing

they were repossessing

I will be repossessing

we will be repossessing

you will be repossessing

he/she/it will be repossessing

they will be repossessing

I have been repossessing

we have been repossessing

you have been repossessing

he/she/it has been repossessing

they have been repossessing

I had been repossessing

we had been repossessing

you had been repossessing

he/she/it had been repossessing

they had been repossessing

I will have been repossessing

we will have been repossessing

you will have been repossessing

he/she/it will have been repossessing

they will have been repossessing

I would have repossessed

we would have repossessed

you would have repossessed

he/she/it would have repossessed

they would have repossessed

I would be repossessing

we would be repossessing

you would be repossessing

he/she/it would be repossessing

they would be repossessing

I would have been repossessing

we would have been repossessing

you would have been repossessing

he/she/it would have been repossessing

they would have been repossessing