Preholiday

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before a holiday. not-comparable

    "Wall Street advanced yesterday in a preholiday session as investors drew confidence from a smaller-than-expected dip in factory orders and new merger-and-acquisition activity."

Example

More examples

"Wall Street advanced yesterday in a preholiday session as investors drew confidence from a smaller-than-expected dip in factory orders and new merger-and-acquisition activity."

Etymology

From pre- + holiday.

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