- pre-owned
- adjective Date: 1956 secondhand, used
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pre-owned
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pre-owned — ˌpre ˈowned adjective if something for sale is pre owned, it has been owned and used by someone before; = SECOND HAND: • With Mercedes pre owned car warranty program, dealers offer warranties on most second hand models. * * * pre owned UK US… … Financial and business terms
pre-owned — [ˌpri: ˈəund US ˈound] adj if something that is for sale is pre owned, it has been owned and used by someone else before used especially in advertisements to make something not sound old British Equivalent: second handAmerican Equivalent: used ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pre-owned — [prē ōnd′] adj. previously owned; secondhand; used * * * … Universalium
pre-owned — [prē ōnd′] adj. previously owned; secondhand; used … English World dictionary
pre-owned — (adj.) 1964, American English, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + past tense of OWN (Cf. own) (v.). An automobile dealer s euphemism for used … Etymology dictionary
pre-owned — [ pri ɔund ] adjective AMERICAN used about something for sale that is not new … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pre-owned — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: pre + owned : secondhand : used a pre owned luxury car * * * pre owned /prē ōndˈ/ (chiefly US) adjective Second hand ORIGIN: ↑pre (1) * * * pre owned UK … Useful english dictionary
pre-owned — (of a car) not new The jargon of the motor trade, forgetting the initial ownership of every new car by the manufacturer and the dealer: (Pre owned) the modern euphemism for second hand . (Pei, 1969) See also owned, pre driven, and … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
pre-owned — /ˈpri oʊnd/ (say pree ohnd) adjective second hand; used: a pre owned Rolls Royce …
pre-owned — UK [priːˈəʊnd] / US [prɪˈɔʊnd] adjective owned by someone before you buy it … English dictionary
pre-owned vehicle — noun a vehicle that has been owned by a person, then sold back to the dealership; a euphemism for used car … Wiktionary
