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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English budget English prebudget From pre- + budget.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Prior to, or in preparation for, the release of a budget
Some of the consequences of that reality were on evidence on the occasion of Ignatieff's prebudget visit to Montreal this week.
2009 January 23, Chantal Hébert, “All the pot-stirring boosts Liberals most”, in Toronto Star: