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
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
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
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The company, founded in 1946, sells products in more than 170 countries.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Unlike many of his peers, Leadon hasn’t sold his publishing.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Everything Estée Lauder did was first-class and so many of us learned from every aspect — leadership skills to merchandising to marketing.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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But his true character is subsumed by a flurry of moments that seem designed to be memed or turned into future merchandising opportunities.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
21 May 2025
Verb
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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
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The company currently wholesales the brand at Nordstrom, Revolve, Shopbop, Level Shoes, Galeries Lafayette, John Lewis, La Maison Simons, La Rinascente, De Bijenkorf, The Iconic, among others.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
Verb
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That circular economy can include repairing, remaking, reselling and renting items.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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Meanwhile, scalpers on eBay are trying to resell their own Switch 2 units for over $600.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2025
Verb
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It’s marketed as a four-in-one device that washes, sterilizes, dries, and stores baby bottles and accessories, an innovation in a category filled with specialized devices that often do only one or two of those things.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Longtime Democratic campaign manager Dan McCorkle said the fate of the referendum, and its impact on other races, will be decided by how it’s marketed to voters.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Some of Costco’s nearly-identical versions of these products retail for less than $20.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
1 July 2025
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For the outing, Swift opted for a pink and white houndstooth Balmain mini dress, which retails for $3,490 and features gold metal chain straps and gold buttons down the front.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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“Presell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presell. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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