"prefinance" meaning in All languages combined

See prefinance on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: prefinances [present, singular, third-person], prefinancing [participle, present], prefinanced [participle, past], prefinanced [past]
Etymology: pre- + finance Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|finance}} pre- + finance Head templates: {{en-verb}} prefinance (third-person singular simple present prefinances, present participle prefinancing, simple past and past participle prefinanced)
  1. (transitive) To finance in advance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prefinance-en-verb-3TZc2Z~V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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