verb
- to buy goods in order to sell them again at a higher price in the same market
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The merchant was accused of regrating grain during the harvest season.
- Medieval laws prohibited anyone from regrating essential commodities.
- He regrates imported spices at the local market.
- The practice of regrating was once considered a form of market manipulation.
- Local authorities banned regrating to protect consumers from inflated prices.