predetermine
Americanverb (used with object)
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to settle or decide in advance.
He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
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to ordain in advance; predestine.
She believed that God had predetermined her sorrow.
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to direct or impel; influence strongly.
His sympathy for poor people predetermined his choice of a career.
verb
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to determine beforehand
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to influence or incline towards an opinion beforehand; bias
Other Word Forms
- predetermination noun
- predeterminative adjective
- predeterminer noun
Etymology
Origin of predetermine
Example Sentences
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The main risk is that by locking your money away in exchange for a monthly income at a predetermined interest rate, you are at the mercy of a massive surge in inflation and interest rates.
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However, the predetermined statistical criterion was not met in the primary endpoint.
From MarketWatch
The shares don’t trade publicly, so investors who want to exit have to submit redemption requests to Stone Ridge during predetermined windows, the most recent of which ended on March 6.
One of the basic principles of long-term investing is asset allocation: putting a predetermined amount of money into a particular holding.
In other words, give the states a predetermined amount of money annually, and let them figure out how it is spent.
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