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The correct spelling is preempt.

How to pronounce preempt

noun

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The correct spelling is preempt. A preemptive bid.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A preemptive bid.

verb

  1. 1.To appropriate something (before someone else does).
  2. 2.To displace something, or take precedence over something.
  3. 3.To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption.
  4. 4.To make a preemptive bid at bridge.

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