preemption
/pri'ɛmpʃən/
noun
10 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
The right to purchase something in advance of others.
2
A prior appropriation of something.
“the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests”
3
The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).
4
The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.
WORD FORMS
Related formpreempt
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineemptionpray
Starts & ends withP … N
Syllablespre · emp · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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