prerecession

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adjective

Occurring before a recession

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

adjectiveprerecession (not comparable)
  1. not comparableeconomicsOccurring 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

  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. Englishrecession
  10. Englishprerecession

From pre- + recession.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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