preemption pre-emption | a prior appropriation of something, the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests |
pre-emptive strike | a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you |
booby prize | a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest |
boxing ring prize ring | a square ring where boxers fight |
trophy prize | something given as a token of victory |
preemption pre-emption | the right to purchase something in advance of others |
preemption pre-emption | the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) |
preemption pre-emption | the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject |
preemptive bid pre-empt preempt | a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding |
Nobel prize | an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace |
prizefight prize fight | a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize |
International Maritime Organization IMO | the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities |
maritime law marine law admiralty law | the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc. |
Maritime Provinces Maritimes Canadian Maritime Provinces | the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island |
prize winner lottery winner | the winner of a lottery |
stockholder shareholder shareowner | someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation |
preemptive right | the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock, provides protection against dilution of the shareholder's ownership interest |
loot booty pillage plunder prize swag dirty money | goods or money obtained illegally |
prize award | something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery, the prize was a free trip to Europe |
door prize | tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticket |
prize money | any money given as a prize |
respect esteem value prize prise | regard highly, think much of, I respect his judgement, We prize his creativity |
pry prise prize lever jimmy | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open, The burglar jimmied the lock: Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail |
prize value treasure appreciate | hold dear, I prize these old photographs |
maritime | bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea, a maritime province, maritime farmers, maritime cultures |
preemptive pre-emptive | designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence, a preemptive business offer |
choice prime(a) prize quality select | of superior grade, choice wines, prime beef, prize carnations, quality paper, select peaches |
nautical maritime marine | relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen, nautical charts, maritime law, marine insurance |