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Definition of Regrate

1. v. t. To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.

2. v. t. To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense.

Definition of Regrate

1. Verb. To purchase goods from a market in order to resell them at the same (or nearby) market at an inflated price. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Regrate

1. to buy up in order to sell for a higher price in the same area [v -GRATED, -GRATING, -GRATES]

Medical Definition of Regrate

1. To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc, at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense. Origin: F. Regratter to regrate provisions; of uncertain origin. (16 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Regrate

Literary usage of Regrate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Records of the Borough of Nottingham: Being a Series of Extracts from the by Nottingham (England). (1883)
"... at Nottingham aforesaid, did regrate eggs, butter and cheese brought to the market of the town aforesaid, and did sell them again in the same market, ..."

2. The Court Leet Records of the Manor of Machester, from the Year 1552 to the by Manchester (England). Court-Leet, John Parsons Earwaker, Manchester (England). Court-baron, Manchester (England). City Council (1889)
"... of Potatoes and the same did unlawfully regrate and sell on the same day and in the same Market whereupon the Court doth Amerce the said Christopher in ..."

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