regrate

[ ri-greyt ]

/ rɪˈgreɪt /

verb (used with object), re·grat·ed, re·grat·ing.

to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.

to sell again (commodities so bought); retail.

Origin of regrate

1400–50; late Middle English regraten<Old French regrater, perhaps equivalent to re-re- + grater to scrape (see grate²)

OTHER WORDS FROM regrate

re·grat·er, noun

Words nearby regrate

regolith, regorge, regosol, Reg. prof., regr., regrate, regreet, regress, regression, regression analysis, regressive

Definition for regrate (2 of 2)

regrate²

[ ri-greyt ]

/ rɪˈgreɪt /

verb (used with object), re·grat·ed, re·grat·ing.

to dress or tool (existing stonework) anew.

Origin of regrate

1720–30; <French regratter, equivalent to re-re- + gratter to grate²

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Example sentences from the Web for regrate

To regrate was to buy up in the market and sell again in the same market at an advanced price.
The History of London|Walter Besant
The certantie understand, the said Maister George tooke his leave of Kyle, and that with the regrate of many.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox
No one was to forestall or regrate, that is, buy at one price and sell at a higher price in the same locale.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for regrate

regrate

/ (rɪˈɡreɪt) /

verb (tr)

to buy up (commodities) in advance so as to raise their price for profitable resale

to resell (commodities so purchased); retail

building trades to redress the surface of (hewn stonework)

Derived forms of regrate

regrater, noun

Word Origin for regrate

C15: from Old French regrater perhaps from re- + grater to scratch

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	regrate
释义	regrate ¹ [ ri-greyt ] / rɪˈgreɪt / verb (used with object), re·grat·ed, re·grat·ing. to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market. to sell again (commodities so bought); retail. Origin of regrate ¹ 1400–50; late Middle English regraten<Old French regrater, perhaps equivalent to re-re- + grater to scrape (see grate²) OTHER WORDS FROM regrate re·grat·er, noun Words nearby regrate regolith, regorge, regosol, Reg. prof., regr., regrate, regreet, regress, regression, regression analysis, regressive Definition for regrate (2 of 2) regrate² [ ri-greyt ] / rɪˈgreɪt / verb (used with object), re·grat·ed, re·grat·ing. to dress or tool (existing stonework) anew. Origin of regrate ² 1720–30; <French regratter, equivalent to re-re- + gratter to grate² Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for regrate To regrate was to buy up in the market and sell again in the same market at an advanced price. The History of London\|Walter Besant The certantie understand, the said Maister George tooke his leave of Kyle, and that with the regrate of many. The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)\|John Knox No one was to forestall or regrate, that is, buy at one price and sell at a higher price in the same locale. Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.\|S. A. Reilly British Dictionary definitions for regrate regrate / (rɪˈɡreɪt) / verb (tr) to buy up (commodities) in advance so as to raise their price for profitable resale to resell (commodities so purchased); retail building trades to redress the surface of (hewn stonework) Derived forms of regrate regrater, noun Word Origin for regrate C15: from Old French regrater perhaps from re- + grater to scratch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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