preselling

verb

present participle of presell
as in selling

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  1. selling
  2. marketing
  3. merchandising
  4. retailing
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  • That convergence is drawing together businesses that once occupied separate corners of the market, from consumer staples companies selling food to biotech firms developing medicines and veterinary providers offering increasingly sophisticated care.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
  • Newcastle talk about a ‘trading model’ because selling players is essential to making signings, given UEFA and the Premier League’s financial restrictions.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of selling
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  • The company has deliberately avoided marketing its tools to the general public.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • States compete for people and business, and while Illinois chooses to hang its hat on its historical reputation, other states are marketing themselves as lower-cost alternatives that offer less red tape and less political dysfunction.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of marketing
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  • For Spisak, the reports weren’t replacing merchandising judgment.
    — Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • But mutual contempt was perhaps an even less promising foundation to build a country on than merchandising.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of merchandising
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  • The 35 mm watch comes in either platinum or a silvered 18-karat Breguet gold, retailing for $203,300 and $184,800, respectively, and joins the house’s permanent collection.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • Robotic pool cleaners have traditionally been a luxury purchase, with top consumer models retailing for several thousand dollars.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
Definition of retailing
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