Meanings
adjectivepre-mine (not comparable)
alternative premine
- not comparablebiologyBefore the opening of a mine in a region.
verbpre-mine (third-person singular simple present pre-mines, present participle pre-mining, simple past and past participle pre-mined)
present singular third person pre-mines · participle present pre-mining · participle past pre-mined · past pre-mined · alternative premine
- To mine units of a cryptocurrency before its official launch.
Origin
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APA
pre-mine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-mine
MLA
“pre-mine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-mine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-mine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-mine.
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