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or pre-sale
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: done, existing, or occurring before a sale
a presale party/tour/exhibition
presale expectations
a presale disclosure
Sotheby's pre-sale estimate was $12,000-15,000, but early bidding indicated that the final sales price would go far higher.—
R. O. Blechman
R. O. Blechman2
: of, relating to, being, or involving a presale
She paid $30 to join the … fan club, which gives members access to presale tickets.—Marco R. della Cava
Marco R. della Cavapresale orders for the book
bought a presale condo
variants
or pre-sale
plural presales or pre-sales
: the sale of something before it is completed or available
… the first run of books is nearly sold out in presale on Amazon.—Brooke Edwards
Brooke EdwardsAs stated earlier, a presale is literally a sale of your film to a particular territory before the film is made.—Stacey Parks
Stacey Parks… said most developers would now need a large number of presales to get bank backing.—Susan Edmunds
Susan EdmundsTickets go on sale to the general public May 14. Select presales begin May 7.—Andrew Gans
Andrew GansSources have told The Wall Street Journal that Apple has "sold hundreds of thousands" of iPads since the device went on presale March 12.—Erica Ogg
Erica OggExamples of presale in a Sentence
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
General admission tickets go on sale beginning 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 14, but presale tickets went on sale Wednesday.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The Reese's Oreo Cup will be available for presale on The Hershey's Store starting August 18.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
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Adjective
Both of those events were filled with a mixture of presale general public tickets and SXSW passholders.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
General admission tickets go on sale beginning 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 14, but presale tickets went on sale Wednesday.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Noun
The Reese's Oreo Cup brings together milk chocolate and white creme peanut butter cups with Oreo cookie crumbs and will be available for presale on The Hershey's Store starting Monday, Aug. 18, according to the companies.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The Reese's Oreo Cup will be available for presale on The Hershey's Store starting August 18.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
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“Presale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presale. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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