secondhand
/ˈsɛkəndˌhænd/
adverb
- From a previous owner; not directly from the original source.
- They bought the car secondhand from a family friend.
- She got the dress secondhand at a thrift shop.
- I learned the news secondhand through a coworker.
adjective
- Previously owned or used by someone else; not new.
- The store sells secondhand furniture at very low prices.
- He prefers secondhand books because they are cheaper and have character.
- She bought a secondhand bicycle from a neighbor for fifty dollars.
- Received from someone else rather than directly experienced or witnessed.
- The story was based on secondhand reports, not on the journalist's own interviews.
- I only have secondhand information about the accident, so I'm not sure it's accurate.
- Her knowledge of the culture came from secondhand accounts in travel blogs.