pre-owned

See also: preowned

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-lbor.

Middle English pre-

English pre-

English owned

English pre-owned

From pre- + owned.

Adjective

pre-owned (not comparable)

1. (advertising, euphemistic) secondhand
   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Rayya:

     Admiral Koris: Our people have, during difficult periods, purchased pre-owned vessels from other cultures!

Synonyms

• foreowned
• used