pre-owned en · ADJ
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.
Meanings
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(euphemistic, not-comparable) secondhand
Admiral Koris: Our people have, during difficult periods, purchased pre-owned vessels from other cultures!
2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Rayya: