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[Verb] | "fore*stall" | \ fȯr-ˈstȯl \
1: to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
2: to get ahead of (something) : anticipate
3: to prevent the normal trading in (something) by buying or diverting goods or by persuading people to raise prices
Origin: 15th century ;
Middle English, from forstall act of waylaying, from Old English foresteall, from fore- + steall position, stall;
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# 1 - { forestall:3310874 }
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[ "forestall" ]
1: In commerce industry, main company try to rule the whole market by monopoly.The big companies stymie other small and venture group company's product going out in the mall or market.
* e.g., ... Companies have been forestalled by the length of time the Microsoft Windows software take the whole IT market during 1990's.
# 2 - { Forestall:7065903 }
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[ "Forestall" ]
1: A pretentious word that only the most arrogant of all fucks would use instead of the word "prevent".
* e.g., ... I wonder if the writer of that railroad rule book could forestall me from shoving my boot in his ass.
# 3 - { Forestalled:18486721 }
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[ "Forestalled" ]
1: buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price.
* e.g., ... Sure, here's an example sentence: "During the stock market crash, many investors forestalled the market, buying up stocks at low prices and selling them later at a higher price."
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