pre-mine

English

Alternative forms

• premine

Etymology

From pre- +‎ mine.

Adjective

pre-mine (not comparable)

1. (ecology) Before the opening of a mine in a region.

Verb

pre-mine (third-person singular simple present pre-mines, present participle pre-mining, simple past and past participle pre-mined)

1. To mine units of a cryptocurrency before its official launch.