presale

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adjective

pre·​sale ˌprē-ˈsāl How to pronounce presale (audio)
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
Citi card members also have access to presale tickets at citientertainment.com. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024 Live Nation, Ticketmaster and SiriusXM customers have access to presale tickets starting May 8 at 10 a.m. PT until Thursday, May 9, at 10 p.m. PT; tickets go on sale to the public starting May 10 at 10 a.m. PT. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 May 2024 General sale for the tour will begin on Friday, March 22 at 10 a.m. local time following the conclusion of select presale opportunities, which begin on Wednesday, March 20. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024 There are three presale events: the J.Lo Fan Club presale, the Citi presale and the Verizon presale. Liz Calvario, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024 When are presale tickets available for 2024 Governors Ball? Ticket presale starts Thursday at 11 a.m. ET and lasts through 1 p.m. ET. USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024 These presale ducats go on sale at 10 a.m. April 3, www.sfoutsidelands.com. Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024 Tickets for Air’s Fox Theatre show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster, following a presale window that starts at 10 a.m. Thursday. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 Pink Friday 2 World Tour begin with a presale exclusive to Citi cardmembers that launches on Dec. 12 at 9 a.m. local time and lasts until Dec. 14 at 9 p.m. local time. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
Noun
Artist presale starts May 14 at 10:00 a.m. local in North America. Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 May 2024 While Ticketmaster was the official selling partner for tickets, thousands of fans were out of luck before Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan presale even ended. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024 Trending on Billboard According to a release, the tour is the group’s biggest global run to date, with tickets for the U.S. gigs going on sale with a Weverse fan club presale beginning on May 16, followed by a general onsale kicking off on May 17 at 3 p.m. local time here. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2024 Models are under construction and presales have begun at The Woods at Crowne Point II. Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024 Each of the three limited edition bobbleheads, which are now on presale and are expected to ship this fall, will be capped at 2,024 sales. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 May 2024 Eilish announced more than 70 dates in North America and Europe for the Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, and concert tickets are now on presale at Ticketmaster. Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Tickets will be available for presale for American Express cardholders on April 30, with additional presales running throughout the week. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Apr. 2024 An online presale for the special cookies opens up on April 24 but the Nabisco treat will hit grocery shelves on May 6. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of presale was in 1917

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“Presale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presale. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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