Coemption

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  • n. The buying of the entire supply of a commodity
  • n. A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of buying the whole quantity of any commodity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Joint purchase; the sharing with another of what is bought.
  • n. The act of purchasing all of a given commodity that is for sale, with a view to controlling its price.
  • n. In Roman law, one of the modes of civil marriage, consisting in a sort of mutual sale of the parties, effected by the exchange of a small sum of money and other ceremonies.
  • Word Usage
    "Monopolies, and coemption of wares for re – sale, where they are not restrained, are great means to enrich; especially if the party have intelligence, what things are like to come into request, and so store himself beforehand."