preowned

pre·owned

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-ohnd]
- /priˈoʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-ohnd]
- /priˈoʊnd/

Definitions of preowned word

adjective preowned previously owned; used; secondhand: a sale of preowned furs. 1
adjective preowned already used; second-hand 0

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Origin of preowned

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; pre- + own + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Preowned

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Preowned

preowned popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

preowned usage trend in Literature

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