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PRE-EMPT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pre-empt mean?
• PRE-EMPT (noun)
The noun PRE-EMPT has 1 sense:
1. a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Familiarity information: PRE-EMPT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
pre-empt; preempt; preemptive bid
Hypernyms ("pre-empt" is a kind of...):
bid; bidding ((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)
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