prebusiness

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noun

Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for study at a business school.

OriginEnglish business ← Middle English bisynes ← Old English bisiġnes →
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Meanings

nounprebusiness (uncountable)
  1. USuncountableAny course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for study at a business school.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*bisīg
  10. Old Englishbisiġ
  11. Old Englishbisiġnes
  12. Middle Englishbisynes
  13. Englishbusiness
  14. Englishprebusiness

From pre- + business.

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APA

prebusiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebusiness

MLA

“prebusiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebusiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prebusiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebusiness.

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