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prerecession 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 recession English prerecession From pre- + recession.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Occurring before a recession
    • In the case of the 2001 recession, employment did not return to its prerecession level for four years. 2009 January 10, Louis Uchitelle, “Jobless Rate Hits 7.2%, a 16-Year High”, in New York Times: