prebubble en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + bubble.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Before a financial bubble.
Even if it becomes easier for small technology companies to go public, he said, “the new normal” will probably be an average of 50 venture-backed public offerings a year, down from 125 in the prebubble days and 260 at the height of the bubble.
2009 May 22, Claire Cain Miller, “Two Technology Offerings Find Favor on Wall Street”, in New York Times: