predetermined
adjUK /ˈpɹidɪˈtɜːmɪnd/
Etymology From pre- + determined.
1
Determined in advance.
- When you shoot an animal in Mozambique, as in many African countries, you must pay a predetermined sum. Stones offers the menu on his website: impalas ($600) and warthogs ($700) are the bargain basement. He could arrange for you to shoot a crocodile or even a hippopotamus, if you so wish, for a mere $5,800. A leopard – currently classed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature − will set you back $11,650. A lion? $25,000. Lions, Stones noted drily, are “not something you dish out like doughnuts”.2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian:
- Synonyms
- foredetermined, preplanned, preidentified, fixed, designated, predesignated, as is, unchangeable
- Derived terms
- nonpredetermined, predeterminedly, predeterminedness, unpredetermined