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Recent Examples of presell
Thanks to an unusual film-financing structure, the studio presells international distribution rights and pre-arranges global P&A to the point where close to half of its movies’ negative costs are already recouped before a single frame is illuminated inside a theater.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 June 2023
To deliver on that pledge, Evergrande needed either to presell new properties in order to raise enough money to keep operating — or to find other sources of cash.
—New York Times, 9 Dec. 2021
To mitigate meeting friction, the leader made sure to presell his ideas before the meeting so that there wouldn't be as much pressure to sell an idea in the meeting.
—Anne Sugar, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
During the coronavirus shutdown, Noraebar is preselling private room rentals at a discount.
—Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2020
Caldwell Companies is currently preselling Creekstone Office Condos office spaces starting in the $300,000s.
—Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2020
In addition to the developer’s unsold inventory, roughly 20 resale units are also on the market.
Miami developers typically aim to presell 85-90% of their units before closings begin, said Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures.
—Candace Taylor, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020
First America Homes, the home building division of the Signorelli Company, has expanded its affordable new home program and is currently preselling in Towne Park, a new home community in Northeast Houston.
—Houston Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2019
The Better Place team is this month opening a forest in Point Arena, a bit south of Mendocino; preselling trees at a second California location, in Santa Cruz; and developing four more spots around the country.
—Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 12 June 2019
Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 June 2023
To deliver on that pledge, Evergrande needed either to presell new properties in order to raise enough money to keep operating — or to find other sources of cash.
—New York Times, 9 Dec. 2021
To mitigate meeting friction, the leader made sure to presell his ideas before the meeting so that there wouldn't be as much pressure to sell an idea in the meeting.
—Anne Sugar, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
During the coronavirus shutdown, Noraebar is preselling private room rentals at a discount.
—Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2020
Caldwell Companies is currently preselling Creekstone Office Condos office spaces starting in the $300,000s.
—Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2020
In addition to the developer’s unsold inventory, roughly 20 resale units are also on the market.
Miami developers typically aim to presell 85-90% of their units before closings begin, said Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures.
—Candace Taylor, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020
First America Homes, the home building division of the Signorelli Company, has expanded its affordable new home program and is currently preselling in Towne Park, a new home community in Northeast Houston.
—Houston Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2019
The Better Place team is this month opening a forest in Point Arena, a bit south of Mendocino; preselling trees at a second California location, in Santa Cruz; and developing four more spots around the country.
—Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 12 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presell
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Buffett sold large quantities of Apple and Bank of America shares this year.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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The streamer also has partnerships with major brands, including Puma, which created the tracksuits the contestants wear in Season 2 and are selling a version of it to fans.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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And while the league did improve its ratings and merchandising sales, it is still reportedly projected to lose money this year.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Scotty Frantz, associate manager of merchandising partnerships at the NBA, teased the the Clippers product.Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The pair are sticking with a direct-to-consumer approach and will not be wholesaling, choosing instead to home in on providing superior customer experiences in their retail destinations in London, New York and Los Angeles.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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Today, women’s accounts for around 15 percent of sales but is only sold through the Billy Reid channels, and is not wholesaled.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024
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Treasure Hunts – and later Super Treasure Hunts, which are still sold – are popular with buyers, and some collectors who resell them.George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Zoom in: The nurseries believe the thief is planning to resell the plants and asked people to look out for suspicious bonsai sales.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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To be entirely clear, Sony does not and never has marketed the PS Portal as a portable console in its own right.Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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By the 1940s, Mr. Adams was marketing red food coloring to the masses with recipe cards for a Red Velvet Cake that his wife Betty developed.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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The same device would retail to laboratories for hundreds of dollars.Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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Candles usually retail between $24.95 and $49.95, by comparison.Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Presell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presell. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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