presell

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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. 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 First America Homes, the home building division of the Signorelli Company, has expanded its affordable new home program and is currently preselling in Towne Park, a new home community in Northeast Houston. Houston Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2019 The Better Place team is this month opening a forest in Point Arena, a bit south of Mendocino; preselling trees at a second California location, in Santa Cruz; and developing four more spots around the country. Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 12 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presell
Verb
  • Anyone who wants to sell a home quickly for cash should call Jon Bichelmeyer at 913-599-5000 or email him at jon@archwayhomesinc.com.
    Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
  • Now seniors, dealing with age, stairs and progressive health issues, we have been advised that selling and moving to a senior assisted living facility is the best option for us before we are forced by circumstances to move.
    Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Verb
  • The company helps speed up product development and design conceptualization as internal teams collaborate more efficiently to visualize, iterate and test marketing campaigns, product assortments and merchandising assets like lookbooks and ecommerce content.
    Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The Russo brothers, meanwhile, are known for their past accomplishments with transforming movies into merchandising opportunities.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The company wholesales its collection to Neiman Marcus, Goop and specialty stores.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
  • From headquarters in the city’s most upscale mixed-use building, The Main Las Olas, BBX Capital operates subsidiaries ranging from real estate development to logistics to retail confections to door manufacturing and wholesaling.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Still, financially speaking, reselling wedding dresses is definitely worth it.
    Emily Chan, Vogue, 8 May 2025
  • Chinese nationals have been caught smuggling Russian military gear out of the country before reselling knockoffs back to Russia, authorities have told Russia's Izvestia newspaper.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Both DirecTV and Tribeca will be marketing the new streaming hub onsite during the festival.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 May 2025
  • In order to survive in the new global climate, business leaders may need to drastically shift their own products and services so they can be produced and marketed within the United States.
    Maya Joelson, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • The Loewe Inicio can also be made to order and retail at £4,999 / €4.000 per pair.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Both styles retail for $120 and were just restocked at Aritzia.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 15 May 2025

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“Presell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presell. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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