Meaning

(informal) Clipping of repossession, most commonly of a vehicle, house or condominium..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal) Clipping of repossession, most commonly of a vehicle, house or condominium.
2. (informal) Clipping of repositioning.
3. (countable, finance, informal) Clipping of repurchase A type of agreement which allows a borrower to use a financial security as collateral for a cash loan at a fixed interest rate, or to buy something back that was sold.
4. (countable, computing, informal) Clipping of repository (“storage location for files”).
5. (transitive, informal) repossess

Example Sentences

Can you do a repo tomorrow? It's an SUV in Springfield.

That cruise ship starts its repo tomorrow; it's going to the Caribbean for the winter.

I had my car repoed when I became unable to keep up the payments.

Word Forms

• repos
• repoing
• repoed

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When Should You Use Repo?

Use repo when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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