Definition

To purchase goods in large amounts with the plan to sell them again at a higher price, often at the same location.

Example

The merchant decided to regrate the corn from the local market to sell it at a profit later.

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Conversation

Did you hear about the market where people used to regrate goods like corn?

Yeah, I read that it was a common practice in the past to make a profit.

It's interesting how some of those old trading practices are seen differently today.

Definitely! It makes you think about how markets evolve over time.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Regrate is derived from the prefix "re-" (meaning again) and the root "gratare" (from Latin "gratus", meaning pleasing or agreeable). The term originally referred to the act of buying up goods to sell them again, often at a profit, thus implying a repeated action of trading.

Memory Tip

Think of 'again' ('re-') and 'pleasing' ('gratus') to remember that 'regrate' means to buy goods again for resale.

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