- second hand
- second handis normally spelt as two words in uses such as heard at second hand, and is hyphened when used as an adjective (a second-hand car) or adverbial phrase (They always buy second-hand).
Modern English usage. 2014.
second hand
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second-hand — ˌsecond ˈhand adjective not new, and having one or more previous owners; = pre owned AmE; USED: • Imported second hand vehicles could eat into the demand for new cars. second hand adverb : • The solution for small businesses may be to buy their… … Financial and business terms
second hand — second .hand1 n the long thin piece of metal that points to the seconds on a clock or watch second hand 2 second hand2 adv 1.) if you get something second hand, it is not new and has been used by other people before get/buy sth second hand ▪ We… … Dictionary of contemporary English
second-hand — sec|ond|hand [ˌsekəndˈhænd] adj 1.) second hand things are not new when you get them, because they were owned by someone else before you ▪ second hand clothes ▪ a second hand car secondhand store/shop etc (=a shop that sells second hand things) 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
second-hand — sec|ond|hand [ˌsekəndˈhænd] adj 1.) second hand things are not new when you get them, because they were owned by someone else before you ▪ second hand clothes ▪ a second hand car secondhand store/shop etc (=a shop that sells second hand things) 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
second hand — second .hand1 n the long thin piece of metal that points to the seconds on a clock or watch second hand 2 second hand2 adv 1.) if you get something second hand, it is not new and has been used by other people before get/buy sth second hand ▪ We… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Second hand — Second Sec ond, n. 1. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power. [1913 Webster] Man An angel s second, nor his second long. Young. [1913 Webster] 2. One who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
second-hand — (izg. sèknd hȅnd) prid. [i]i[/i] pril. DEFINICIJA 1. koji se odnosi na već upotrijebljeno (odjeću, knjigu); ob. u vezama riječi u značenju koji je iz druge ruke; polovan, rabljen 2. pren. već viđeno, potrošeno, ponovljeno SINTAGMA second hand… … Hrvatski jezični portal
second-hand — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB 1) (of goods) having had a previous owner; not new. 2) accepted on another s authority and not from original investigation. ● at second hand Cf. ↑at second hand … English terms dictionary
second hand — n. 1. the hand that marks seconds on the face of a watch or clock 2. an intermediate person or thing: now only in (at) second hand, indirectly … English World dictionary
second hand — noun count the HAND on some watches and clocks that points to seconds … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
