Definitions

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  • prefix With contrary, subordinate, or remote effect; denoting hindrance, set-back, inferiority, etc.
  • prefix With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position or time.
  • prefix With prepositional effect, forming compound words denoting something which follows the second element of the compound.

Etymologies

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From after (adverb & preposition), and also continuing Middle English after-, efter-, æfter-, from Old English æfter- ("after, behind, against"). Cognate with Scots efter-, West Frisian efter-, Dutch achter-, Swedish efter-. More at after.

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Examples

  • The foursome met for an after- chapel breakfast every Sunday to trade opinions about the state of science.

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  • *Participation in sports teams and physical activity clubs, often run before- and after- school, has positive effects on students'

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  • Ms. Chickie accused later that after- noon, replenishing her jaw with a pinch of snuff.

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  • Ms. Chickie accused later that after- noon, replenishing her jaw with a pinch of snuff.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • Ms. Chickie accused later that after- noon, replenishing her jaw with a pinch of snuff.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • HSBC said last month it will reap a $2.4 billion after- tax gain from the sale its U.S. credit card division to Capital One Financial Corp. The company has also sold part of its Russian consumer banking unit and said it will shut 10 retail branches in Poland.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Under Perry's proposal, 98 percent of people making more than $500,000 a year would receive tax cuts averaging $512,733, compared with what they are making today, boosting their after- tax incomes by 23.5 percent.

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  • It recorded a $74 million after- tax charge on the sale of lender Federal Trust Corp.

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  • Net income of $48.4 million included a $12 million after- tax gain on debt extinguishment linked to trading in the firm's own bonds and $2 million in expenses related to the company's acquisition of Prudential Bache.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Canadian Pacific gained 6.9 percent to $69.01 in after- hours U.S. trading at 6:04 p.m.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

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