secondhand
IPA: sˈɛkʌndhænd
noun
- Secondhand goods (especially clothes) collectively.
adjective
- (of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
- (of a dealer) Dealing in such merchandise.
- (figurative) Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.
- (of cigarette or cigar smoke) Inhaled from the air near someone else smoking.
adverb
- In a used or previously-owned condition.
- Indirectly.
second hand
IPA: sˈɛkʌndhˈænd
noun
- An intermediate person or means; intermediary.
- On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.
adjective
- Alternative form of secondhand [(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.]
second-hand
IPA: sˈɛkʌnhˈænd
adjective
- Alternative spelling of secondhand [(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.]
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