prepurchase

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English

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ purchase.

Adjective

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prepurchase (not comparable)

  1. Prior to purchase.
    • 2008 April 10, Eric Wilson, “Where That Suit Has Been”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.

Verb

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prepurchase (third-person singular simple present prepurchases, present participle prepurchasing, simple past and past participle prepurchased)

  1. (transitive) To purchase in advance.

Noun

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prepurchase (plural prepurchases)

  1. A purchase made in advance.