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龚希
Who can tell me what's meaning of "pre-owns"?
Sep 25, 2013 12:09 AM
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Pre-own would mean to own before the current owner. It is sometimes used with regard to cars. They call them pre-owned vehicles instead of second hand cars to make them sound better. ( second hand has conotations of old and inferior) Its not really a word tk be uses in regular conversation.
September 25, 2013
I agree with timmy. It is what we call 'marketing - speak '. The original term' used cars ' implied that they had been worn, it emphasised their prior use. Pre owned shifts the emphasis away. Sometimes you will see a similar term ' pre - loved ' though not so likely in a professional manner, maybe in a private sale.
September 25, 2013
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