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presanctions

presanctions adjective: before the introduction of sanctions.

Adjective

presanctions (not comparable)

  1. Before the introduction of sanctions.
    • Peugeot, one of France’s premier car companies, confirmed last week that it was well along in discussions with a presanctions partner, the Iranian auto company Khodro, to build cars in Iran and transfer French technology.2015 August 1, Alissa J. Rubin, “After Deal, Europeans Are Eager to Do Business in Iran”, in New York Times

Origin of presanctions

From pre- + sanctions.

Questions about presanctions

What does presanctions mean?
Presanctions means before the introduction of sanctions.
What part of speech is presanctions?
Presanctions is an adjective.

Words near presanctions in the dictionary

  1. presalvation
  2. presampling
  3. presanctified
  4. presanctify
  5. presanction
  6. presanctions
  7. presanitary
  8. presarcopenia
  9. presartorial
  10. presas
  11. presatellite

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