presale

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adjective

pre·​sale ˌprē-ˈsāl 

variants or pre-sale

1

: done, existing, or occurring before a sale

a presale party/tour/exhibition

presale expectations

a presale disclosure

Sotheby's pre-sale estimate was $12,000-15,000, but early bidding indicated that the final sales price would go far higher.

—R. O. Blechman

2

: of, relating to, being, or involving a presale

She paid $30 to join the … fan club, which gives members access to presale tickets.

—Marco R. della Cava

presale orders for the book

bought a presale condo

presale

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noun

variants or pre-sale

plural presales or pre-sales

: the sale of something before it is completed or available

… the first run of books is nearly sold out in presale on Amazon.

—Brooke Edwards

As stated earlier, a presale is literally a sale of your film to a particular territory before the film is made.

—Stacey Parks

… said most developers would now need a large number of presales to get bank backing.

—Susan Edmunds

Tickets go on sale to the general public May 14. Select presales begin May 7.

—Andrew Gans

Sources have told The Wall Street Journal that Apple has "sold hundreds of thousands" of iPads since the device went on presale March 12.

—Erica Ogg

Examples of presale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Jackson County taxpayers will have a presale opportunity to buy tickets from 8-9:30 a.m. Monday. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025

Fans can sign up for presale access and purchase tickets via alisonkrauss.com. —Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2024

Noun

Launching nationwide on February 3, 2025, with a presale starting January 27, this collaboration features nine unique cookie designs inspired by Post Malone’s world. —Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

Members of the Tedeschi Trucks fan club will have access to the Tedeschi Trucks Band artist presale. —Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1918, in the meaning defined above