A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

REPO

Wed, 3 Apr '24
Auto takeback
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Default consequence, perhaps
Thu, 2 Nov '23
Seized car, for short
Tue, 6 Jun '23
Seized vehicle, for short
Tue, 25 Apr '23
Seized vehicle, for short
Mon, 28 Nov '22
"___ Man" (1984 cult film)
Wed, 26 Oct '22
Certain tow job
Tue, 2 Aug '22
Certain tow job, informally
Mon, 4 Apr '22
Car at an auction, maybe
Thu, 10 Mar '22
Collector's item?
Sat, 13 Nov '21
Default result, maybe
Sun, 8 Aug '21
Take back, for short
Fri, 23 Jul '21
Certain bank job
Sat, 22 May '21
Take back, in a way
Tue, 4 May '21
Bank takeback, for short