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premake

premake verb: to make in advance; foremake.

Verb

premake (third-person singular simple present premakes, present participle premaking, simple past and past participle premade)

  1. To make in advance; foremake
    • Strategies and policies help managers plan by guiding operating decisions and often premaking them.1986, Harold Koontz et al., Essentials of Management, →ISBN, page 119

Noun

premake (plural premakes)

  1. A prequel to a remake

Forms of premake

Verb
third-person singular presentpremakes
present participlepremaking
past participlepremade
pastpremade
Noun
pluralpremakes

Origin of premake

From pre- + make. Sense of "prequel to a remake" patterned after remake.

Questions about premake

What does premake mean?
Premake means to make in advance; foremake.
What part of speech is premake?
Premake can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of premake?
The past tense of premake is premade.

Words near premake in the dictionary

  1. premailing
  2. premails
  3. premaintenance
  4. premajor
  5. premajors
  6. premake
  7. premakes
  8. premaking
  9. premalignancies
  10. premalignancy
  11. premalignant

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