Definitions for preempt
priˈɛmptpre·empt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preemptive bid, pre-empt, preemptverb

   a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

2. preemptverb

   acquire for oneself before others can do so

3. preempt, displaceverb

   take the place of or have precedence over

   "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

4. preemptverb

   gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)

5. preemptverb

   make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

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1. Preemptverb

   To acquire or take for oneself first (an object or right), thereby preventing others from acquiring; to appropriate; to arrogate.

2. Preemptverb

   To supplant or take the place of (an action), due to changes in circumstances or priorities; as, the regular meeting was preempted by an emergency conference.

3. Preemptverb

   To prevent or delay (an event) by acting beforehand; to head off; to preclude.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preemptverb

   to appropriate something (before someone else does)

2. preemptverb

   to displace something, or take precedence over something

3. preemptverb

   to make a preemptive bid at bridge

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preempt

   Preempt (also spelled "pre-empt") is a bid in contract bridge whose primary objectives are (1) to thwart opponents' ability to bid to their best contract, with some safety, and (2) to fully describe one's hand to one's partner in a single bid. A preemptive bid is usually made by jumping, i.e. skipping one or more bidding levels. Since it deprives the opponents of the bidding space, it is expected that they will either find a wrong contract (too high or in a wrong denomination) of their own, or fail to find any. A preemptive bid often has the aim of a save, where a partnership bids a contract knowing it cannot be made, but assumes that (even when doubled), the penalty will still be smaller than the value of opponents' bid and made contract.

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1. preempt

   Preempt refers to the action of taking a measure or initiative before someone else in order to prevent them from doing something, usually to gain an advantage or prevent a particular outcome. It could also mean to interrupt an ongoing activity, broadcasting, or process to prioritize another usually more urgent matter. In a broader sense, it could refer to the act of preventing or forestalling something from happening.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preempt

   to settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption

2. Etymology: [See Premption.]

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1. Preempt

   Preempt is a bid in contract bridge whose primary objectives are to thwart opponents ability to bid to their best contract, with some safety, and to fully describe one's hand to one's partner in a single bid. A preemptive bid is usually made by jumping, i.e. skipping one or more bidding levels. Since it deprives the opponents of the bidding space, it is expected that they will either find a wrong contract of their own, or fail to find any. A preemptive bid often has the aim of a sacrifice, where a partnership bids a contract knowing it cannot be made, but assumes that, the penalty will still be smaller than the value of opponents' bid and made contract.

Matched Categories

1. • Acquire
   • Bid
   • Bridge
   • Replace

Anagrams for preempt »

1. perempt

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of preempt in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of preempt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of preempt in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Pershing:

   The question is will the federal government preempt or limit states' capacities to act ? and there's every indication that they intend to do that.

2. KIZZA RONALD:

   If you can preempt your opponent then you can win a war against them!!!

3. Chief Executive Matthias Mueller:

   We are today not in a position to preempt the outcome of negotiations which will determine the cost.

4. Jim Kenney:

   And if the state and federal government don't want to stand up to the NRA and some other folks, then let us, let us police ourselves. But they preempt us on all kinds of gun control legislation, our officers deserve to be protected and don't deserve to be shot at by a guy for hours with an unlimited supply of weapons and an unlimited supply of bullets.

5. Chief Executive Bill Brown:

   We've invested and we've been pushing in trying to preempt where the market is going, that's getting rewarded now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=preempt
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=preempt
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preempt
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preempt
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preempt
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=preempt