as in to sell
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Recent Examples of presell
In some cases, especially in Europe, film producers can gain money from (and presell the rights to) television broadcasts.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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.
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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.
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Anne Sugar,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2021
During the coronavirus shutdown, Noraebar is preselling private room rentals at a discount.
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Dahlia Ghabour,
The Courier-Journal,
20 Apr. 2020
Caldwell Companies is currently preselling Creekstone Office Condos office spaces starting in the $300,000s.
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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.
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Candace Taylor,
WSJ,
16 Jan. 2020
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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.
—
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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Prime Day 2026 just kicked off, running from June 23-26 with markdowns across fashion, beauty, home, and electronics from all the best-selling brands.
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That attempt successfully nullified a rule that would have required all vehicles sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035.
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Lindsay also discusses the brand’s expansion of IP, including Pablo Sanchez, from video games to merchandise and streaming programming.
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But mutual contempt was perhaps an even less promising foundation to build a country on than merchandising.
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The company doesn’t wholesale its collection.
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Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.
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Reese adds that Goodwill accepts clothing too worn to resell and recycles the textiles instead.
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The same modernization work that built the Indian IT services industry is now being automated by the hyperscalers these firms resell.
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While Taylor Swift often gets credit for popularizing the notion of era reinventions, artists have played with their visuals to communicate and market new album cycles for decades — just look at Beyoncé, Madonna, David Bowie and The Beatles.
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Ferro and Mesenburg spoke about the heightened demand for marketing messages to be incredibly timely and relevant to consumers.
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The company’s website lists the bracelet to retail for $220.
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This model retails for a cool $294,400.
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“Presell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presell. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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