- past participle of predetermine.
- past tense form of predetermine.
predetermined
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A call option gives the buyer the right to purchase an underlying asset at a specified price before a predetermined expiration date.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Using predetermined waypoints, photographs and video can be taken from the same positions month after month and year after year, allowing conservationists to build up a picture of how the landscape changes.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The Interior Department’s press office said there was no political pressure to reach a predetermined outcome on the exchange, which is still far from finalized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Rather than searching only for predetermined substances, the researchers used a so-called non-targeted approach.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
He was a smart missile aimed for a predetermined destination.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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