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

Where to get Jelly Roll tour tickets Citi cardholders and Verizon customers will have access to presale tickets Thursday, June 27, at 10 a.m. through Sunday, June 30, at 10 p.m. —Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024

Citi cardholders will have access to presale tickets starting June 26 at 10 a.m. local time, while fans can also register for pre-sale access on Post Malone’s website. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024

Noun

Additional presales will continue throughout the week, according to the tour announcement, and the general onsale begins on July 1 at 10 a.m. local time. —Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024

For European fans, presales begin June 26 also via Live Nation, with general onsale also beginning June 28 at 10 a.m. local. —Anna Chan, Billboard, 24 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1918, in the meaning defined above