regrate
verb (used with object)
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
regrater
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a word derived from
regrate.
Example Sentences
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In truth, Mr. Benny as a regrater fell disastrously short of success, being prone to sell at monstrous overweights, which ate up the profits.
From Shining Ferry by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
She's a regrater when in health; but there's a baby come.
From Shining Ferry by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
