- to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
- to acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself; arrogate: a political issue preempted by the opposition party.
- to take the place of because of priorities, reconsideration, rescheduling, etc.; supplant: The special newscast preempted the usual television program.
- to forestall or prevent (something anticipated) by acting first; preclude; head off: an effort to preempt inflation.
- to make a preemptive bid.
- a preemptive bid.
- to acquire in advance of or to the exclusion of others; appropriate
- to occupy (public land) in order to acquire a prior right to purchase
- to make a high opening bid, often on a weak hand, to shut out opposition bidding
