Betekenis van prior In het Nederlands

• 0 existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time:

  • The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.

  • They had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a prior engagement (= something already planned for that time).

  • the weeks prior to her death

• 1 more important:

  • Mothers with young children have a prior claim on funds.

• 2 a man who is in charge of a priory or who is second in charge of an abbey

• 3 coming before in time, order, or importance:

  • She denied prior knowledge of the meeting.

  • Passengers may board the plane twenty minutes prior to (= before) departure.

• 4 existing or happening before something else:

  • Operating earnings were $71 million, compared with a loss of $111 million in the prior year.

  • Board members denied any prior knowledge of an executive compensation agreement.

  • prior agreement/approval/consent

  • Do not publish these figures without prior authorization from the Board.

  • Applicants should have prior experience of the pharmaceutical sector.

  • give/receive prior notice (of sth) According to the law, the finance ministry should have been given prior notice, which it did not get.

• 5 before something else:

  • It is vital that boards, management, and shareholders fully appreciate the risks and rewards prior to any merger.

  • She was vice president of business operations for three years prior to becoming commissioner.