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• past tense form of peg.
• past participle of peg.

pegged

American  

[pegd] / pɛgd /

adjective

1. expected to do or be something, based on an assumption or stereotype or past behavior (followed by for or an infinitive): This was a team pegged for greatness before they even set foot on the practice field.

   The son of a wealthy businessman, he was pegged to follow in his father’s footsteps.

   This was a team pegged for greatness before they even set foot on the practice field.

2. identified or labeled (followed byas ).

   Once you’re pegged as a manipulator, word will spread; count on it.

3. estimated, calculated, or generally considered to be of a certain value, size, time, etc. (followed byat ).

   Another stimulus package, pegged at $200 million, is now being debated in the Senate.

   France's Jewish community was then one of the largest in Europe, pegged at around 500,000.

4. attached to a certain variable or standard as a measure of value.

   Saudi Arabia's currency is pegged to that of the United States.

5. fixed or assigned.

   The new smartphone will be out soon, with May 29th pegged as its release date.

   The professor pegged to moderate our debate emailed us all a week in advance.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of peg.

idioms

1. have (got) someone or something pegged, to have figured out the true nature of a person or thing.

   Apart from that one overreaching comment, I admit you've pretty much got me pegged.

Etymology

Origin of pegged

peg ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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pegged

Stablecoins are digital tokens pegged to the U.S. dollar or other currencies, while tokenized deposits are just traditional money represented as digital tokens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The easing of cattle crossings at the southern border could help the U.S. offset low herd counts that in January were pegged at a 75-year low.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Sanders pegged voter disaffection on the increasing difficulty and cost of living in the United States.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Morgan’s estimated fair value for July, which it pegged at $87, according to strategists at the investment bank led by Natasha Kaneva.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Dwaine pegged the start of his son’s problems to 1982, when the junior high school he went to got desegregated as a result of the fight that had taken place in the courts.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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