Secondhand

Quick meaning: Secondhand is an adjective meaning (of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.

Meaning

(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.

More Meanings

1. (of a dealer) Dealing in such merchandise.
2. (figurative) Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.
3. (of cigarette or cigar smoke) Inhaled from the air near someone else smoking.
4. Secondhand goods (especially clothes) collectively.
5. In a used or previously-owned condition.
6. Indirectly.

Example Sentences

exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues

However, Partridge’s information is second-hand, and requires verification.

What's love got to do, got to do with it? / What's love but a secondhand emotion?

It was almost an article of faith with McEwen never to buy new if he could buy secondhand.

Word Forms

• second-hand
• second hand
• secondhanded
• second-handed

Synonyms for secondhand

Depending on context, synonyms include used, preloved, pre-owned, hand-me-down, old, secondary.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include secondary, used, old, second-hand, passive, firsthand.

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