🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

पूर्वक्रयाधिकार

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pūrvakrayādhikār

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Preemption/priːˈɛmp.ʃən/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"कंपनी के पास इस संपत्ति के लिए पूर्वक्रयाधिकार है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The purchase of goods or shares by one person or party before the opportunity is offered to others.

    "The company secured its supply chain through the rapid preemption of raw materials."
  2. 2

    The action of preventing an anticipated event or action by acting first; preemptive action.

    "In the fast-paced tech industry, market preemption is often critical to gaining a competitive monopoly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin 'praeemptio', combining 'prae-' (before) and 'emptio' (a buying/purchase). Historically entering English in the 17th century, it originally referred to the right of purchasing before others, later broadening in law, politics, and technology to describe any action taken to prevent an opponent from acting.

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