regrate
1to 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.
Origin of regrate
1Other words from regrate
- re·grat·er, noun
Words Nearby regrate
Other definitions for regrate (2 of 2)
to dress or tool (existing stonework) anew.
Origin of regrate
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How to use regrate in a sentence
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
/ (rɪˈɡreɪt) /
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)
Origin of regrate
1Derived forms of regrate
- regrater, noun
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