preemployment

or pre-em·ploy·ment

[pree-em-ploi-muh nt]

adjective

being required or accomplished before an employee begins a new job: a preemployment medical exam.

noun

the period of testing, processing, etc., before the start of employment.

Origin of preemployment

First recorded in 1940–45; pre- + employment

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