pre-owned
pre-owned — adjective
1. describes a product such as a car, piece of electronics, or household item that
describes a product such as a car, piece of electronics, or household item that has had at least one owner before the person who is now buying it — usually sold at a lower price than a brand-new version but still in good working condition
The Lim family chose a pre-owned SUV from a local dealer with a two-year warranty.
attributive use before noun (SUV)
Sofia bought a pre-owned laptop on an online marketplace and saved half the retail price.
collocation: pre-owned + electronics
The shop near the train station sells pre-owned bicycles that have been repaired and repainted.
Kwame traded in his old phone for a pre-owned model just six months old.
Tomas found a pre-owned washer at a thrift shop for a third of the price.
- used
more direct and common in everyday speech; 'pre-owned' is a softer, marketing-oriented alternative
- secondhand
emphasises that the item has passed from one person to another, often through informal channels like charity shops or private sales
- pre-loved
more emotional and affectionate euphemism, especially for clothing, books, and toys
- new
brand-new; never previously owned or used
文法句型
pre-owned + noun
用法筆記
Pre-owned is almost always used attributively (directly before the noun it describes). It is a commercial euphemism that appears frequently in advertising for cars, electronics, and furniture — slightly more formal than 'used'.