preemption
NOUN
/pri'ɛmpʃən/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
preemption is a valid 10-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1E1M3P3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does preemption mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The right to purchase something in advance of others.
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2
A prior appropriation of something.
“the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests”
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3
The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).
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4
The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.
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