regrate
1[ ri-greyt ]
/ rɪˈgreɪt /
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verb (used with object), re·grat·ed, re·grat·ing.
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
to sell again (commodities so bought); retail.
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Origin of regrate
1OTHER WORDS FROM regrate
re·grat·er, nounWords nearby regrate
regolith, regorge, regosol, Reg. prof., regr., regrate, regreet, regress, regression, regression analysis, regressive
Definition for regrate (2 of 2)
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[ ri-greyt ]
/ rɪˈgreɪt /
verb (used with object), re·grat·ed, re·grat·ing.
to dress or tool (existing stonework) anew.
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Example sentences from the Web for regrate
The certantie understand, the said Maister George tooke his leave of Kyle, and that with the regrate of many.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John KnoxTo regrate was to buy up in the market and sell again in the same market at an advanced price.
The History of London|Walter BesantNo one was to forestall or regrate, that is, buy at one price and sell at a higher price in the same locale.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for regrate
regrate
/ (rɪˈɡreɪt) /
verb (tr)
to buy up (commodities) in advance so as to raise their price for profitable resale
to resell (commodities so purchased); retail
building trades to redress the surface of (hewn stonework)
Derived forms of regrate
regrater, nounWord Origin for regrate
C15: from Old French regrater perhaps from re- + grater to scratch
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