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pre-emption

/ˌpriːˈempʃn/noun

उच्चारण प्रीएम्प्शन

पूर्व-निवारक कार्रवाई, पहल करके रोकना

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    the act of doing something to prevent something else from happening, especially an attack, before the other side can act

    पूर्व-निवारक कार्रवाई, पहल करके रोकना

    • The strategy relies on pre-emption rather than response.

    Synonyms prevention forestalling

  2. 2

    [U] law, business

    the right of a person or company to buy something before others are offered the chance to buy it

    क्रय का पूर्वाधिकार, शुफ़ा

    • Existing shareholders have a right of pre-emption over new shares.
◇Word family
pre-empt verbpre-emptive adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

prevention forestalling

§Grammar and usage

Usage: a pre-emptive strike is an attack made to stop an enemy who is expected to attack first.

Usage में pre-emptive strike ऐसा हमला है जो उस दुश्मन को रोकने के लिए किया जाता है जिससे पहले हमले की आशंका हो।