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forebuy

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To buy beforehand; accept or receive in advance.

transitive

Equivalents

Españolprecomprar
Françaisavancer
Portuguêspré-comprar
1 more languages
Nederlandsvoorkopen

Examples

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.”
“...so it will often happen that forethought is thus fore-bought or secured.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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