pre-covid

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ covid.

Adjective

pre-covid (not comparable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of pre-COVID.
    • 2025 November 2, Economist staff, “China's Belt and Road Initiative is booming again. In a Trump-troubled world, China's leader still sees opportunities in poor countries”, in The Economist[1], archived from the original on 6 November 2025:
      In 2023, the first full year after China abandoned its “zero-covid” policy, the total value of BRI [Belt and Road Initiative] investments and construction contracts was $96.3bn, according to recently revised data [] This was still below pre-covid levels, but a big rebound from the pandemic era (up from $75bn in 2022). In 2024 and 2025, BRI engagement surged.