"forebuy" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forebuys [present, singular, third-person], forebuying [participle, present], forebought [participle, past], forebought [past]
Etymology: From fore- + buy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|buy}} fore- + buy Head templates: {{en-verb|forebuys|forebuying|forebought}} forebuy (third-person singular simple present forebuys, present participle forebuying, simple past and past participle forebought)
  1. (transitive) To buy beforehand; accept or receive in advance. Tags: transitive Synonyms: fore-bought Translations (to buy beforehand): voorkopen (Dutch), avancer (French), pré-comprar (Portuguese), precomprar (Spanish)

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