as in to sell
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presell
Verb
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Hong Kong — Qatar Airways will sell its stake in Cathay Pacific Airways for $896 million, ending its eight-year shareholding in Hong Kong’s flagship carrier.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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After its publication in 2019, the book sold two million copies and quickly became a favorite with high school and college kids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Gauger has 20 years of experience at Nike, having started as retail and merchandising planner in 2002.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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The assortment entails one-of-a-kind evening jackets rendered in upcycled vintage kimonos, tuxedo pants and silk shirts, and are being merchandised on a rolling basis.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The idea was to create the first ever international drugstore chain operator and drug wholesaling company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Customers do not necessarily need to have purchased merchandise on Mytheresa to resell it via the Vestiaire partnership.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Thus, instead of returning items to a store, Sharetown enlists freelancers to pick up, clean and resell that bulky item as used in exchange for a portion of the sales proceeds.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The differences are not just marketing.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fast-track capsules triggered by market signals launch closer to market on a shorter timeline and tactics like postponement can be applied here.—
Raj Dhiman,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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It's made from plastic, comes in brown and pink, and retails for $5.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Walmart’s Savings Basket retails at $40 for a group of 10 and comes with more than 20 items.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Presell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presell. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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