Forebuy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Forebuy is a verb meaning (transitive) To buy beforehand; accept or receive in advance.
Meaning
(transitive) To buy beforehand; accept or receive in advance.
Example Sentences
...so it will often happen that forethought is thus fore-bought or secured.
Blessed are they who with forethought rightly live; for they have forebought a fortunate rebirth.
1979, Pasture and politics: economics, conflict, and ritual among Shahsevan nomads of northwestern Iran ... buyers visit the camps soon after the shearing in good time to ensure that their forebought wool does not get into other hands.
Word Forms
- forebuys
- forebuying
- forebought
- fore-bought
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prebuy, prepurchase, forepay, prepay, foreorder, foretake.
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