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or pre-sale
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: 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
R. O. Blechman2
: 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
Marco R. della Cavapresale orders for the book
bought a presale condo
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
Brooke EdwardsAs stated earlier, a presale is literally a sale of your film to a particular territory before the film is made.—Stacey Parks
Stacey Parks… said most developers would now need a large number of presales to get bank backing.—Susan Edmunds
Susan EdmundsTickets go on sale to the general public May 14. Select presales begin May 7.—Andrew Gans
Andrew GansSources 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
Erica Ogg
Examples of presale in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebJim 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
Tickets for the Magic Hour Tour go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time, while presale tickets available on Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
Citi cardmembers can access presale tickets from Tuesday (March 26) at 10 a.m. local time until Thursday (March 28) at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
Avril Lavigne presale information for Phoenix Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at ticketmaster.com.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
City cardmembers will have access to presale U.S. tickets from 1 p.m. EST until Thursday (March 21) at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
Fans can access presale tickets starting Wednesday.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Yet, fans can try to secure their tickets well in advance when the Eager Beaver discounted presale passes go on sale.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Ticket sales kick off with a presale for Citi cardmembers, which lasts from now until Thursday at 10 p.m. local time.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Fans can also sign up for a passcode for an artist presale on April 3 beginning at 10 a.m. local time.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
How to get tickets Twenty One Pilots 2024 Clancy World Tour
Fans can participate in an official artist presale for tickets beginning April 2 in the U.S. and Canada and April 3 in the U.K., Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
Ticket presales start at 10 a.m. Tuesday for Stirling's show and go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
—Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2024
Chase Credit Card users can grab early tickets in the presale now until March 21.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on March 8 with presales in the days ahead.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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
Tickets for the Magic Hour Tour go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time, while presale tickets available on Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
Citi cardmembers can access presale tickets from Tuesday (March 26) at 10 a.m. local time until Thursday (March 28) at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
Avril Lavigne presale information for Phoenix Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at ticketmaster.com.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
City cardmembers will have access to presale U.S. tickets from 1 p.m. EST until Thursday (March 21) at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
Fans can access presale tickets starting Wednesday.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
Noun
For the full weekend, tracking has been predicting a close race between the two films for second place with $12 million to $14 million each (there were more Thursday presales for Patel’s film).
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Yet, fans can try to secure their tickets well in advance when the Eager Beaver discounted presale passes go on sale.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Ticket sales kick off with a presale for Citi cardmembers, which lasts from now until Thursday at 10 p.m. local time.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Fans can also sign up for a passcode for an artist presale on April 3 beginning at 10 a.m. local time.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
How to get tickets Twenty One Pilots 2024 Clancy World Tour
Fans can participate in an official artist presale for tickets beginning April 2 in the U.S. and Canada and April 3 in the U.K., Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
Ticket presales start at 10 a.m. Tuesday for Stirling's show and go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
—Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2024
Chase Credit Card users can grab early tickets in the presale now until March 21.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on March 8 with presales in the days ahead.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
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