📈 Before a recession ⏳ Time before downturn

prerecession

1 7.2

Happening before an economic downturn

adjective
/ˌpriːrɪˈsɛʃən/

: previo a la recesión

Many businesses thrived in the prerecession economy before the downturn began.

Examples

Housing prices were much higher in the prerecession market.
The company hired many new employees during the prerecession years.
The economy was thriving in the prerecession years.
Many businesses expanded during the prerecession boom.
Many businesses expanded during the prerecession boom.
Housing prices were much higher in the prerecession market.
The company hired many new employees during the prerecession years.

How Recessionary

recessionary

Specialized

5 7.1

prerecession

1 7.2

stable

467 2.3

Surface Forms

prerecession positive

Morphology

prerecession = recession (transparent) = pre + recession

The meaning is directly predictable as 'before a recession' from the common temporal prefix 'pre-' and the base word 'recession'.

Etymology

Prerecession is made from pre- 'before' and recession 'a time when the economy slows or goes back', so prerecession describes things that happen before an economic slowdown.