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preneed

preneed adjective: arranged before a need arises.

Adjective

preneed (not comparable)

  1. Arranged before a need arises.
    • Some agreements with third-party preneed sales companies require the funeral provider to enter into a noncompetition clause with the seller.1988, Howard C Raether, The Funeral director's practice management handbook
    Synonyms:
    advance

Noun

preneed (plural preneeds)

  1. A service purchased and arranged before the need for it arises.
    • But what I see as much more important for our funeral pre-needs is that we have made preparation for where we will spend eternity.2016, Molly Stringer, That's the Way It Is: Just Checking In

Synonyms of preneed

Forms of preneed

Adjective
alternative formpre-need
Noun
pluralpreneeds

Origin of preneed

From pre- + need.

Questions about preneed

What does preneed mean?
Preneed means arranged before a need arises.
What part of speech is preneed?
Preneed can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near preneed in the dictionary

  1. Prendergasts
  2. Prenderghast
  3. prenebular
  4. prenecrotic
  5. Prenectarian
  6. preneed
  7. preneeds
  8. prenegotiate
  9. prenegotiated
  10. prenegotiation
  11. prenegotiations

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