premerger

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adjective

Occurring or existing before a merger

OriginEnglish merger ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepremerger (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebusinessOccurring 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

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. Englishmerger
  10. Englishpremerger

From pre- + merger.

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APA

premerger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premerger

MLA

“premerger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premerger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “premerger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premerger.

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