preannounce

verb

pre·​an·​nounce ˌprē-ə-ˈnau̇n(t)s 

variants or pre-announce

preannounced or pre-announced; preannouncing or pre-announcing

transitive verb

: to announce (something) in advance

a preannounced visit

As a general matter, we will not preannounce details of upcoming products.

—Shai Gozani

preannouncement

ˌprē-ə-ˈnau̇n(t)s-mənt 

noun

or pre-announcement

plural preannouncements or pre-announcements

Of course, there was the usual blather and hype—the usual preannouncement of products in anticipation of a Christmas rollout.

—Scott Mace et al.

Examples of preannounce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His office does not preannounce his domestic travel or visitor log. —Richard McGregor, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above