prebubble

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ bubble.

Adjective

prebubble (not comparable)

1. Before a financial bubble.
   • 2009 May 22, Claire Cain Miller, “Two Technology Offerings Find Favor on Wall Street”, in New York Times‎:

     Even if it becomes easier for small technology companies to go public, he said, “the new normal” will probably be an average of 50 venture-backed public offerings a year, down from 125 in the prebubble days and 260 at the height of the bubble.