Foreowned
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Owned beforehand; previously owned. not-comparable, rare
"[...] and the New York corporation proceeded to manufacture paper cups and dispensers and carried on a general paper drinking cup business under the protection of the patents and applications for patents thereto foreowned and held by the Maine corporation and transferred to it in exchange for shares of its capital stock."
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More examples"[...] and the New York corporation proceeded to manufacture paper cups and dispensers and carried on a general paper drinking cup business under the protection of the patents and applications for patents thereto foreowned and held by the Maine corporation and transferred to it in exchange for shares of its capital stock."
Etymology
From fore- + owned.
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