ex ante

See also: ex-ante

English

Alternative forms

ex-ante

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ex ante (“before the event”).

Adjective

ex ante (not comparable)

(law, finance) predicted; forecast

Antonyms

ex post

Translations

predicted

Finnish: ennustettu (fi)
Greek: εκ των προτέρων (el) (ek ton protéron), προκαταβολικά (el) (prokatavoliká)

See also

a priori

Anagrams

xenate

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ex ante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛks ˈan.tɛ/
Rhymes: -antɛ

Adverb

ex ante (not comparable)

(idiomatic, literary) before the fact
Antonyms: ex post, po fakcie, post factum

Further reading

ex ante in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
ex ante in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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