Dic/ Usages/ pre-position or preposition (as a verb)

1. Prepositioning (Language Log, June 2015)

... I was surprised and wondering how 'preposition' could be used as a verb and what it could mean. ...


2. "America is prepositioning battle tanks with our East European NATO allies to counterbalance Russia." (Thomas L. Friedman | NYT, June 2015)

3. How pre-positioning can make emergency relief more effective (Les Roopanarine | Guardian, Jan 2013)

• pre-positioning locally procured relief items in area vulnerable to natural disaster can save lives.
• In response, relief items were pre-positioned in Senegal, Cameroon and Ghana.
• A huge amount of money needs to be made available upfront for pre-positioned goods. 

4. "US Dollar seesaws upward amid pre-positioning for Yellen speech." (Daily FX, Aug 2016)

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