Forestalling
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts12 letters
Definition of Forestalling
noun
- The act of engrossing the possession or control of goods for sale; specifically, in old English law, the buying or contracting for any merchandise or provisions coming in the way to market, or before market-hours, or dissuading persons from bringing their goods or provisions to that market, or persuading them to enhance the price there: it was formerly a punishable offense.
- the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
verb
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