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prenumber

prenumber verb: to number in advance.

Verb

prenumber (third-person singular simple present prenumbers, present participle prenumbering, simple past and past participle prenumbered)

  1. To number in advance.
    • It may also be necessary to prenumber purchase order forms and store them in a secure location.2009, Steven M. Bragg, Just-in-Time Accounting, page 156

Forms of prenumber

third-person singular presentprenumbers
present participleprenumbering
past participleprenumbered
pastprenumbered

Origin of prenumber

From pre- + number.

Questions about prenumber

What does prenumber mean?
Prenumber means to number in advance.
What part of speech is prenumber?
Prenumber is a verb.
What is the past tense of prenumber?
The past tense of prenumber is prenumbered.

Words near prenumber in the dictionary

  1. prenucleoplasty
  2. prenucleosomal
  3. prenucleosome
  4. prenucleosomes
  5. prenucleus
  6. prenumber
  7. prenumbered
  8. prenumbering
  9. prenumbers
  10. prenunciation
  11. prenunciations

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