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
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
Modern Times Beer in San Diego and Threes Brewing in Brooklyn presell cans online and provide pickup windows for the beer.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2017
“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
Graystone is currently preselling homes, and 60% of the introductory collection has been reserved.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
Evergrande has fueled much of its expansion by preselling apartments, leaving it with hundreds of thousands of unfinished projects that it will need to complete or offload.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021
More broadly, the property market is starting to slow, and industry practices that helped to juice sales and keep developers afloat — like preselling properties before they are completed — are coming into question.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
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
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
Tommy Thoensen, general manager of Lee Johnson Nissan of Kirkland, said all electric Leafs have been presold before they arrive at the dealership.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
A veteran of workaday blockbusters, Wahlberg serves twinned functions here as a presold pop-culture brand and an archetypal mentor for Nate.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
My foreign rights agent, Danny Baror, has presold a number of foreign editions:
From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory
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