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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of prearrange.

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Examples

  • I read that Jeanne wrote letters in prearranged code: Any sentence followed by a carefully inked cross was a lie, her friends knew.

    JE REGRETTE PLUS QUE JE PEUX DIRE Maggie Jochild 2007

  • The company has reached a so-called "prearranged" deal with creditors under which Harry & David would convert its bond debt to equity, one of these people said.

    Harry & David Nears Chapter 11 Joel Millman 2011

  • In the past several days, congressional representatives have met with bankers and bankruptcy experts to discuss the possibility of a so-called prearranged bankruptcy for either GM or Chrysler, these people said.

    Big Three Seek $34 Billion Aid 2008

  • MGM's creditors are currently holding talks with Spyglass Entertainment and Summit Entertainment about running the studio, should they gain control under what is known as a prearranged bankruptcy, according to a person briefed on the matter.

    DealBook 2010

  • All three companies filed so-called prearranged bankruptcies in which they reached agreements with major lenders to restructure debt before filing.

    Reuters: Top News 2009

  • All three companies filed so-called prearranged bankruptcies in which they reached agreements with major lenders to restructure debt before filing.

    RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds 2009

  • Talks have focused on a "prearranged" filing in which TerreStar would seek bankruptcy protection with many creditors already agreeing to a restructuring plan, one of these people said.

    TerreStar Weighs Bankruptcy Filing Mike Spector 2010

  •  I shivered after them and watched as my Mother, as if in some kind of prearranged gesture, extended her arms out before her, dropped the Audimeter into the light dust of snow that had layered our abbreviated front lawn, and then gestured to Mikhail to hand her the bat.

    The Nielsens (part two) Michael Larkin 2010

  • The regulators cited improper "prearranged" trades between Schonfeld affiliates and unreported deficiencies in net-capital levels.

    Wall Street's B-List Firms Trade on Bigger Rivals' Woes 2009

  • The big issue is whether Martha, as she asserts, sold her stock in some kind of prearranged deal where when it reached below $60 a share, or whether she had inside information.

    CNN Transcript Aug 12, 2002 2002

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  • There are adjectival uses in the examples.

    August 20, 2011