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prerecession

prerecession adjective: occurring before a recession.

Adjective

prerecession (not comparable)

  1. 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

Origin of prerecession

From pre- + recession.

Questions about prerecession

What does prerecession mean?
Prerecession means occurring before a recession.
What part of speech is prerecession?
Prerecession is an adjective.

Words near prerecession in the dictionary

  1. prerealist
  2. prerealization
  3. prerebellion
  4. prereceptive
  5. prereceptoral
  6. prerecession
  7. prerecessionary
  8. prereconstruction
  9. prerecord
  10. prerecorded
  11. prerecording

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