Anticipation

English

Etymology

From Latin anticipatio; compare with French anticipation.

Pronunciation

• (WEAE) IPA: /æn.tɪs.əˈpe.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

Singular Anticipation

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Anticipation ({{{1}}})

1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
2. (finance) Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.

Related terms

• anticipate
• anticipator
• anticipatory

Translations

• Bulgarian: очакване, предвиждане, избързване, предвкусване
• Finnish: varautuminen
• Italian: anticipazione it(it)
• Turkish: sezinleme

References

• Anticipation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Anticipation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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