presell
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to promote (a product, entertainment, etc) with publicity in advance of its appearance
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to prepare (the public) for a product, entertainment, etc, with advance publicity
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to agree a sale of (a product) before it is available
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to sell (a book) before its publication date
Etymology
Origin of presell
Example Sentences
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It used to be that you would presell a home and then start construction, because homebuilding is less risky when you know there’s a buyer.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
To deliver on that pledge, Evergrande needed either to presell new properties in order to raise enough money to keep operating — or to find other sources of cash.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
The way it worked for the Panama City project was that the Trumps and their partners had to presell a certain number of units to be able to sell bonds to fund the project.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2018
“Let your customers fund your idea. Sell first, build later, presell, run lean until you see demand. Don’t run out of money “
From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2015
Plug-and-play online platforms are making it painless to presell and fulfill products on demand, driving the increasing popularity of crowdfunding among Youtube celebrities.
From Forbes ● Dec. 23, 2014
Like many Chinese developers, Evergrande was still able to drum up cash amid the crackdown by preselling unbuilt apartments.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
And developers can’t keep up with the thirst for new homes, which are preselling as soon as floor plans come to market.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2020
Argent officials say they’ll begin preselling the proposed condos later this month to secure financing and start construction.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2018
Some of the maneuvers such as preselling projects and booking cash as customer deposits before the actual transfer, are modus operandi for China’s property developers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2016
It's the highest preselling superhero movie ever, Los Angeles-based Fandango said.
From Los Angeles Times
New York City will soon get its first one — the 11-story luxury River’s Edge building, which is more than 85% presold.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
To start, all international distribution rights were presold to Focus Features during 2020’s virtual Toronto International Film Festival, giving the production an important financial footing, though not enough to ensure a big budget, Gordon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
About 2 million unfinished homes presold by developers have halted construction, according to estimates from S&P Global Ratings.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
The new album, Born Pink, set for release on Sept. 16, presold more than 1.5 million copies in a week, double the number of the group's first album, YG said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2022
My foreign rights agent, Danny Baror, has presold a number of foreign editions:
From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory
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