preorder

verb

pre·​or·​der ˌprē-ˈȯr-dər 

variants or pre-order

preordered or pre-ordered; preordering or pre-ordering

transitive + intransitive

: to order (something) in advance : to request to purchase (something) before it is available for sale

preorder an upcoming new release

You can preorder online.

preorder noun

or pre-order

plural preorders or pre-orders

The book is now available for preorder.

They're already taking preorders.

Examples of preorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Customers hoping to be the first to get their hands on the new model can preorder it for $499 starting on July 11, with the retail price expected to drop to $399 later this summer. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 21 June 2025

Veronica Electronica is available to preorder now on digital as well as silver vinyl. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025

Customers can purchase it on site or preorder it on Eventbrite. —Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025

The release, available to preorder now, coincides with the 45th anniversary of the release of the movie The Blues Brothers. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above