Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-owned

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: pre-owned
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

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

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.

Synonyms

foreowned used

Questions

What does pre-owned mean?: secondhand
Where does pre-owned come from?: 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.

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