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preempts

The correct spelling is preempts.

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noun

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The correct spelling is preempts. 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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