regrate

[ ri-greyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, re·grat·ed, re·grat·ing.

to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
to sell again (commodities so bought); retail.

regrate

[ ri-greyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, re·grat·ed, re·grat·ing.

regrate

/ rɪˈɡreɪt /

to buy up (commodities) in advance so as to raise their price for profitable resale
to resell (commodities so purchased); retail
building trades to redress the surface of (hewn stonework)

Origin of regrate¹

1400–50; late Middle English regraten < Old French regrater, perhaps equivalent to re- re- + grater to scrape ( grate ² )

Origin of regrate²

1720–30; < French regratter, equivalent to re- re- + gratter to grate ²

Origin of regrate¹

C15: from Old French regrater perhaps from re- + grater to scratch

The certantie understand, the said Maister George tooke his leave of Kyle, and that with the regrate of many.

To regrate was to buy up in the market and sell again in the same market at an advanced price.

No one was to forestall or regrate, that is, buy at one price and sell at a higher price in the same locale.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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