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Definition peg in British English

peg verb

[transitive] verb
/peɡ/
1

to fasten something or keep something in position with pegs

Example

The tent was pegged to the ground.

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2

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

Example

The country's peso is pegged to the dollar.

Example

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

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3

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.

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Definition peg in British English