Preborrowing

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Prior to borrowing. not-comparable

    "Next, this change was subtracted from the total per capita expenditure to obtain the preborrowing measure of total per capita expenditure. Finally, preborrowing poverty was calculated by comparing preborrowing per capita expenditure with the moderate or extreme poverty line."

Example

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"Next, this change was subtracted from the total per capita expenditure to obtain the preborrowing measure of total per capita expenditure. Finally, preborrowing poverty was calculated by comparing preborrowing per capita expenditure with the moderate or extreme poverty line."

Etymology

From pre- + borrowing.

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