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

Additionally, Citi cardmembers will have special access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, October 23 at 12pm local time until Thursday, October 24 at 11:59 p.m. local time via the Citi Entertainment program. —Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024

Citi is the official card of the tour in the U.S. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, October 23 at 12pm local time until Thursday, October 24 at 11:59 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024

Noun

Fans can register for a presale which takes place on Oct. 28 at 11 a.m. CET. —Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024

Passes will go on sale Friday at 11 a.m., with a past purchaser presale on Thursday at 11 a.m. —Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1918, in the meaning defined above