presale

[pree-seyl]

noun

1. a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.

presale

/ ˈpriːseɪl /

noun

1. the practice of arranging the sale of a product before it is available

Word History and Origins

Origin of presale¹

pre- + sale

Example Sentences

More than 1.5 million people registered for the chance to buy World Cup tickets in the first 24 hours of the tournament’s initial presale lottery, according to FIFA.

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FIFA, the tournament organizer, said around a million tickets would likely be available in the first presale phase, one-sixth the total available for the entire tournament.

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All the same, based on presale numbers, the movie could haul in $16 million to $22 million, according to estimates from analysis site Box Office Theory.

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July 25, with an exclusive presale for the band’s “Zamily” members going live on Monday at the same time.

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Tickets for his latest venture will go on general sale on 12 June, with a presale starting two days earlier.

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