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To buy beforehand; accept or receive in advance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- 1979, Pasture and politics: economics, conflict, and ritual among Shahsevan nomads of northwestern Iran ... buyers visit the camps soon after the shearing in good time to ensure that their forebought wool does not get into other hands.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
voorkopen
— to buy beforehand
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French:
avancer
— to buy beforehand
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Portuguese:
pré-comprar
— to buy beforehand
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Spanish:
precomprar
— to buy beforehand
