premarket
Americanadjective
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happening before a product is released for sale to the public, usually as part of quality assurance.
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happening before a stock exchange opens for the day.
noun
adverb
Example Sentences
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Oracle shares jumped close to 6% premarket after posting a 60% surge in profits for the fiscal first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Boston Scientific BSX 1.81%increase; up pointing triangle said it likely won’t meet its financial guidance due to the cyberattack that has disrupted its operations, sending shares of the medical-technology company down sharply in premarket trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Shares in Broadcom dipped more than 2% in premarket trading on Thursday despite topping analysts’ expectations for its fiscal third quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock slid 6% premarket even after the computing group lifted its long-term growth targets, as analysts warned that slowing artificial-intelligence revenue growth could hurt investor sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Nvidia shares were down fractionally in premarket action.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
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