prearrangement
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4.4
- noun
- /ˌpriːəˈrænʤmənt/
:
preacuerdo
- The couple's wedding was organized through a prearrangement with the venue.
Examples
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For the conference, speakers were selected by prearrangement several months in advance.
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A few days later, she met a boy by prearrangement in the library.
Fiction book (1992) -
A date is prearrangement with a possibility for love.
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Although there was nothing to control, they found themselves meeting there as if by prearrangement.
Fiction book (2001) -
So, he had somehow made prearrangements for the hotel, which had a covered outdoor bar, to show the game.
Blog text (13) -
They had never kissed before, but made love almost immediately, as if by prearrangement.
Fiction book (1996) -
They made a prearrangement to meet at the restaurant at 7 PM.
Synonyms
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2.5
A plan made with someone to do something at a set time
To set something ahead of time so it works when needed
Antonyms
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
prearrangement = arrangement (transparent) = pre + arrange + ment
The meaning is directly predictable as an arrangement made beforehand.
Etymology
The word prearrangement comes from pre- meaning 'before' and arrangement meaning 'putting things in order', as in when you arrange a meeting. So a prearrangement is a plan set up before an event to make sure it goes smoothly.