presell

[ pree-sel ]

/ priˈsɛl /

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verb (used with object), pre·sold, pre·sell·ing.

to sell in advance, as before manufacture or construction: to presell a planned house.

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Origin of presell

First recorded in 1945–50; pre- + sell¹

Words nearby presell

prescriptivist, prescutum, preseason, preselect, preselector, presell, presence, presence chamber, presence of mind, presenile, presenile dementia

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British Dictionary definitions for presell

presell

/ (priːˈsɛl) /

verb -sells, -selling or -sold (tr)

to promote (a product, entertainment, etc) with publicity in advance of its appearance

to prepare (the public) for a product, entertainment, etc, with advance publicity

to agree a sale of (a product) before it is available

to sell (a book) before its publication date

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