forepurchased en · ADJ
Etymology
From fore- + purchased.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Purchased beforehand or in advance; forebought
I desire not to ballance the reall good I did with the crime pretended, nor shall I crave priviledge of doinge you the least disservice upon the stock of my forepurchased merits, but I desire out of those considerations to be admitted to the place of a true man in all honest and wise mens thoughts.
1952, Basil Norman Reckitt, Charles the First and Hull 1639-1645. (Illustr.) - Page 126:Note: this will only work the first year, but forewarned is forepurchased.
1991, Forbes FYI - Page 46Had Graystone been the only representative of finance desiring a fore-purchased president at Washington, he would doubtless have flung the whole thing out of his window in his wrath.
1905, Philip Verrill Mighels, The Ultimate Passion: A Novel - Page 44:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| fore-purchased | alternative | lexicographic |