Definition of secondhand

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  • secondhand is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • secondhand is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • secondhand is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of secondhand

  • previously used or owned by another (adjective)

    Examples

    1. bought a secondhand (or used) car

    Synonyms

    1. used
  • derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a secondhand report
    2. a secondhand account of a memory of something once read
    3. most of our knowledge is secondhand
  • by indirect means ()

    Examples

    1. I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand
    2. he prefers to buy secondhand

See definition of secondhand in Merriam Webster