How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
Pre-dreadnought battleship — is the general term for all of the types of sea going battleships built between the mid 1890s and 1905. Pre dreadnoughts replaced the ironclad warships of the 1870s and 1880s. Built from steel, and protected by hardened steel armour, pre… … Wikipedia
pre-bankruptcy planning — The transmutation of a debtor s property in an effort to maximize the benefits afforded by the exemption statutes. Prebankruptcy planning typically includes converting nonexempt assets into exempt assets (SA Bankruptcy.com) The arrangement (or… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
pre|con|cert — «verb. PREE kuhn SURT; noun. pree KON suhrt», verb, noun. –v.t. to arrange beforehand: »At a preconcerted signal the policemen rushed into the thieves hideout. –n. a previous arrangement; preconcerted agreement or action: »We arose, as if by… … Useful english dictionary
arrangement — /euh raynj meuhnt/, n. 1. an act of arranging; state of being arranged. 2. the manner or way in which things are arranged: a tactful arrangement of the seating at dinner. 3. a final settlement; adjustment by agreement: The arrangement with the… … Universalium
pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th … Universalium
pre-finance goods — An arrangement whereby an export refund is paid on Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP) goods in advance of the actual export. Goods must be deposited in a customs warehouse or Free Zone specially approved for pre financing. HM Customs & Revenue… … Financial and business terms
Pre-formatted — Floppy disks which are delivered to the user already formatted. A format is the arrangement of data in magnetic media. Magnetic media is formatted by the computer systems disk operating system. The formatting is a logical division of the… … International financial encyclopaedia
pre-selector gearbox — An arrangement that enables the driver to select a gear speed before he needs it and then depress the clutch pedal when he desires to use the selected gear … Dictionary of automotive terms
Depolarizing pre-pulse — A depolarizing pre pulse (DPP) is an electrical stimulus that causes the potential difference measured across a neuronal membrane to become more positive or less negative, and precedes another electrical stimulus.[1] DPPs may be of either the… … Wikipedia
