prerecessionary

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adjective

Prior to a recession.

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Meanings

adjectiveprerecessionary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior to a recession.

    There are no hard times on the red carpet at Cannes, where they know how to party like it’s 1788 or at least like the prerecessionary days of 2008.

    2009 May 15, Manohla Dargis, “A Less Crowded Cannes, and Perhaps a Silver Lining”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + recessionary.

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APA

prerecessionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prerecessionary

MLA

“prerecessionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prerecessionary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prerecessionary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prerecessionary.

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