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

Pegged stablecoins such as tether, meanwhile, are seen more as a store of value and as a tool to facilitate transfers between cryptocurrencies and also serve as collateral for derivative trades.

From Reuters • May 9, 2023

Pegged as a potential blue-chip collectible almost since it went out of production more than 50 years ago, the Avanti previously had not taken off as a collectible, rarely exceeding $30,000.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2017

Pegged for stardom after upset victories early in the season, it turned out these programs were both pushed into the spotlight too early and weren’t ready to carry a feature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2015

Pegged as a surefire critical and commercial hit by many theater industry watchers, "Bullets" soon went in a different direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2015

"Pegged down so solid that a mouse would have trouble crawling under," came the immediate and confident response.

From Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol by Douglas, Alan

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