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Definition peg in American English

peg verb

[transitive] verb
/peɡ/
1

to keep prices, salaries, or the amount of something at a particular level, often in relation to something else

Example

OPEC oil producers pegged the cartel's output at 26.6 million barrels per day.

Example

The country's peso is pegged to the dollar.

Synonyms and related words
appraise bargain beat down
2

to consider someone as being a particular type of person or having particular qualities

Example

We had him pegged from the start as a liar and a fraud.

Synonyms and related words
rate term attribute to sort classify characterize
3

to fasten something or keep something in position with pegs

Example

The tent was pegged to the ground.

Synonyms and related words
fasten fix attach
Definition peg in American English