presell
verb
pre·sell
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preselling
Definition of presell
1
: to precondition (someone, such as a customer) for subsequent purchase or create advance demand for (something, such as a product) especially through marketing strategies
2
: to sell in advance
raised money to publish the book by preselling film rights
Examples of presell in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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, "Could Trees Be the New Gravestones?," 12 June 2019 Before Amazon’s largess, Mr. Allen, like most indie filmmakers, financed his movies by preselling distribution rights. — Melena Ryzik And Brooks Barnes, New York Times, "Can Woody Allen Work in Hollywood Again?," 28 Jan. 2018 This month, Bob Dylan also used the site to presell concert tickets. — Associated Press, WIRED, "Holdout Bands Give In to iTunes," 20 Aug. 2006These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'presell.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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