Meanings
adjectiveprepurchase (not comparable)
- not comparablePrior to purchase.
To environmentally conscious consumers, the prepurchase itinerary of clothes has become as important a consideration as the organic nature of the materials used to make them.
2008 April 10, Eric Wilson, “Where That Suit Has Been”, in New York Times
verbprepurchase (third-person singular simple present prepurchases, present participle prepurchasing, simple past and past participle prepurchased)
present singular third person prepurchases · participle present prepurchasing · participle past prepurchased · past prepurchased
- transitiveTo purchase in advance.
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APA
prepurchase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepurchase
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“prepurchase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepurchase. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepurchase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepurchase.
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