prescreen

A prescreening.

Noun

  1. A prescreening.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English screen English prescreen From pre- + screen.

Forms

prescreens

Verb

  1. To screen in advance for potential problems, especially as a preliminary screening before further screening.
    • We'll prescreen with a questionnaire, and for candidates who get past that stage, we'll screen further with an interview.
    • Opting out of prescreened offers of credit might also be useful when you apply for a mortgage. - 2007 January 20, Damon Darlin, “Don’t Call. Don’t Write. Let Me Be.”, in New York Times:

Forms

prescreens prescreening prescreened