repossession
差し押さえ
解説 Definition
ローンの返済が滞った場合に、貸し手が担保物件を取り戻すこと。
Repossession is the act of taking back property because the buyer has failed to make the required payments. It is often used in legal or financial contexts, especially for cars, houses, or other expensive items.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず possession を「所有・所持」として押さえると、re- が付いた repossession は「いったん相手の possession になったものを、もう一度取り戻すこと」と見えます。動詞 repossess（取り戻す）→名詞 repossession（取り戻し）の流れで覚えると定着しやすいです。特にローン未払いで車や家を貸し手側が引き上げる場面でよく使われ、car repossession の形が典型。confiscation のような一般的な没収ではなく、「担保物件を債権者が回収する」文脈に寄る語だと整理すると混同しにくいです。
Use the parts: `re-` means "again," and `possess` means "own." So `repossession` is when the owner or lender takes something back. Think of common pairs like `car repossession` or `repossession notice`, which usually involve unpaid debt.
例文
He faced repossession of his car after missing three consecutive loan payments.
3回連続でローンの支払いを滞納したため、彼は車の差し押さえに直面した。
The bank sent a repossession notice for the house due to mortgage default.
住宅ローンの不履行により、銀行から家の差し押さえ通知が届いた。
Repossession rates tend to rise sharply during economic recessions.
差し押さえ率は景気後退期に急激に上昇する傾向がある。
repossession の類義語・関連語
repossession の語源・成り立ち Etymology
repossessionはラテン語 re-「取り戻す」+ possession から成り、possessionは possidere「支配して持つ」に由来する。possessやdispossessも同根で、渡った所有物を法的に再び手元へ戻す感覚から「差し押さえ」になる。
Repossession is made from re-, meaning "back" or "again," and possession. Possession comes from Latin possidere, meaning "to have in one's control." From the idea of getting control back, repossession came to mean taking property back, especially by legal right; related words include possess and dispossess.
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