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prebuy

prebuy verb: to buy in advance.

Verb

prebuy (third-person singular simple present prebuys, present participle prebuying, simple past and past participle prebought)

  1. (transitive) To buy in advance.
    • “They are prebuying their retirement homes,” said John Raymond, director of community and economic development for Palm Springs.2007 May 27, Barbara E. Hernandez, “When the Desert Calls”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    prepurchase

Synonyms of prebuy

Forms of prebuy

third-person singular presentprebuys
present participleprebuying
past participleprebought
pastprebought

Origin of prebuy

From pre- + buy.

Questions about prebuy

What does prebuy mean?
Prebuy means to buy in advance.
What part of speech is prebuy?
Prebuy is a verb.
What is the past tense of prebuy?
The past tense of prebuy is prebought.

Words near prebuy in the dictionary

  1. prebutted
  2. prebuttered
  3. prebutting
  4. prebutton
  5. prebuttons
  6. prebuy
  7. prebuying
  8. prebuyout
  9. prebuys
  10. prebypass
  11. prec.

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