احتكر
Root: حكر
Form: 8
Full Definition
احتكرVIII
He withheld, or collected and withheld, wheat, and the like, of what is eaten, waiting for a time of dearness; as also
حَكَرَ , and
تحكّر : he bought wheat and withheld it in order that it might become scarce and dear. And تحكّر فِى بَيْعِهِ
He waited, and watched, [for a time of dearness,] in his selling. [This last verb is perhaps not transitive.]
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