REGRATE


Meaning of REGRATE in English

regrate 1

— regrater , n.

/ri grayt"/ , v.t., regrated, regrating .

1. to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.

2. to sell again (commodities so bought); retail.

[ 1400-50; late ME regraten regrater, perh. equiv. to re- RE- + grater to scrape (see GRATE 2 ) ]

regrate 2

/ri grayt"/ , v.t., regrated, regrating .

to dress or tool (existing stonework) anew.

[ 1720-30; regratter, equiv. to re- RE- + gratter to GRATE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .