premerger en · ADJ
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 merger English premerger From pre- + merger.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring or existing before a merger
“People hired from the outside were killed in a hurry,” he said of the premerger company.
2007 May 17, Mark Landler, “Chrysler Sale Unavoidable, Chief Says”, in New York Times: