Preboom

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before a boom not-comparable

    "From 1999 to 2007, the price of Pu’er, a fermented brew invented by Tang Dynasty traders, increased tenfold[…] before tumbling far below its preboom levels."

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"From 1999 to 2007, the price of Pu’er, a fermented brew invented by Tang Dynasty traders, increased tenfold[…] before tumbling far below its preboom levels."

Etymology

From pre- + boom.

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