Definition of Regrate. Meaning of Regrate. Synonyms of Regrate

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Definition of Regrate

Regrate
Regrate Re*grate" (r?*gr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Regrating.] [F. regratter, literally, to scrape again. See Re-, and Grate, v. t.] 1. (Masonry) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance. 2. To offend; to shock. [Obs.] --Derham.
Regrate
Regrate Re*grate", v. t. [F. regratter to regrate provisions; of uncertain origin.] (Eng.Law) To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense.

Meaning of Regrate from wikipedia

- including grains, cloth, slaves and animals. He banned ****ding and regrating, appointed supervisors and spies to ensure compliance with the regulations...
- Engrossing, forestalling and regrating were marketing offences in English, Welsh and Irish common law. The terms were used to describe unacceptable methods...
- Appetites of the Owners of such Victuals, by occasion of ingrossing and regrating the same, more than upon any reasonable or just ground or cause, to the...
- The Forestalling, Regrating, etc. Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 24) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom...
- supervision of baking and brewing, weights and measures, and forestalling and regrating, from the town to the university. King's College Chapel was begun in 1446...
- all animal and slave markets. Bans were instituted against ****ding and regrating, granaries were nationalized and limits were placed on the amount of grain...
- thing to a beggar that is able to labour. — repealed by Forestalling, Regrating, etc. Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 24) Labourers Artificers, etc. Act 1349...
- sell Wine or Victuals during his Office. — repealed by Forestalling, Regrating, etc. Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 24) Wikisource has original text related...
- ac****ulation), forestalling (buying produce before it was offered in market), and regrating (buying and re-selling within the same market or within four miles). They...
- thereof. Citation 13 Ric. 2. Stat. 1. c. 8 Dates Repealed 4 July 1844 Other legislation Repealed by Forestalling, Regrating, etc. Act 1844 Status: Repealed...