1. having had a mortgage or loan terminated by a lender due to failure to make payments, resulting in loss of property
Usage: legal; finance
2. prevented from happening or being considered; ruled out
Usage: formal

Examples

• The foreclosed house sat empty for months.
• Many families lost their foreclosed homes during the recession.
• The bank sold the foreclosed property at auction.
• With that decision, other options were foreclosed.
• The opportunity was foreclosed by his earlier mistakes.
• Several foreclosed properties were available in the neighborhood.