Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bahy]
- /baɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bahy]
- /baɪ/
Definitions of pre-buy word
- verb with object pre-buy to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase. 1
- verb with object pre-buy to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. 1
- verb with object pre-buy to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder. 1
- verb with object pre-buy to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought. 1
- verb with object pre-buy to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to. 1
- verb with object pre-buy Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom. 1
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Origin of pre-buy
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English byen, variant of byggen, buggen, Old English bycgan; cognate with Old Saxon buggjan, Gothic bugjan to buy, Old Norse byggja to lend, rent
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pre-buy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pre-buy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
See also
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