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premarket

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P R IY1 M AA1 R K AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Prior to a product's official market release

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: business

Examples

  • premarket testing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The informal market in stocks and other securities, held before the official markets open

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: business, finance

Examples

  • Stocks are up in premarket trading this morning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English market English premarket From pre- + market.