動詞 foreclose:

1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
   同義詞：prevent, forestall, preclude, forbid
2. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

1. The building society will be forced to foreclose on this mortgage because regular payments have not been made.
   住宅互助協(xié)會被迫取消這項抵押的贖取權(quán)，因為沒有交納定期的付款。
2. The bank foreclosed (on the mortgage).
   該銀行已取消(對該抵押品的)贖取權(quán)。

fore.close

v.（動詞）
fore.closed,fore.clos.ing,fore.clos.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To deprive (a mortgagor) of the right to redeem mortgaged property, as when payments have not been made.
取消（抵押品的）贖回權(quán)：如當(dāng)無法支付款項時，剝奪（分期付款者）收回抵押財產(chǎn)的權(quán)利
To bar an equity or a right to redeem (a mortgage).
撤消收回（抵押物）的權(quán)利
To exclude or rule out; bar.
除去，排除；排斥
To settle or resolve beforehand.
預(yù)先處理或解決
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To bar an equity or a right to redeem a mortgage.
取消贖回抵押品的權(quán)利

來源：
Middle English forclosen [to exclude from an inheritance]
中古英語 forclosen [取消財產(chǎn)繼承權(quán)]
from Old French forclos [shut out] [past participle of] forclore [to exclude]
源自 古法語 forclos [禁止] [] forclore的過去分詞 [除去]
fors- [outside] from Latin foros * see dhwer-
fors- […之外] 源自 拉丁語 foros *參見 dhwer-
clore [to close] from Latin claudere
clore [關(guān)閉] 源自 拉丁語 claudere

【引伸】
foreclos.able
adj.（形容詞）