Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premarket

/pɹˈimˈɑɹkət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: pre-mar-ket
IPA: /pɹˈimˈɑɹkət/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to a product's official market release

noun

The informal market in stocks and other securities, held before the official markets open

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"premarket testing"
"Stocks are up in premarket trading this morning."
"If you are relatively inexperienced, have little training, and are learning how to play a number of potential situations that can arise during the premarket, I advise you to first remain on the sidelines, to let the real trend emerge before attacking."

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 market English premarket From pre- + market.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

aftermarket after-hours trading day

Rhymes With

market remarket

Questions

How do you pronounce premarket?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈimˈɑɹkət/.
What does premarket mean?: Prior to a product's official market release
Where does premarket 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 market English premarket From pre- + market.

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