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  • verb Present participle of presell.

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Examples

  • Collectors and dealers say the practice of "preselling" -- allowing collectors to purchase the art well before the main event -- is more common in Miami than at other fairs, in part because it is so heavy on coveted contemporary works.

    The Art World's Biggest Party 2007

  • What do you think of the idea of preselling dresses and other wedding paraphernalia?

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • What do you think of the idea of preselling dresses and other wedding paraphernalia?

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • Engadget has what it says is a leaked internal memo that says Best Buy will be "preselling"

    Fatwallet.com Hot Deals 2009

  • What we do know is that All Clear is preselling amazingly well, and is nearly 80% sold out already, without any large online retailer or wholesale orders, which makes us think we may not have copies for those accounts by the time the book is out this fall.

    Subterranean Press » Latest Subterranean Press News 2010

  • What we do know is that All Clear is preselling amazingly well, and is nearly 80% sold out already, without any large online retailer or wholesale orders, which makes us think we may not have copies for those accounts by the time the book is out this fall.

    Subterranean Press » 2010 2010

  • What we do know is that All Clear is preselling amazingly well, and is nearly 80% sold out already, without any large online retailer or wholesale orders, which makes us think we may not have copies for those accounts by the time the book is out this fall.

    Subterranean Press » 2010 » May 2010

  • Working largely outside the studio system, Mr. De Laurentiis was an early leader in the concept of international co-productions, in essence raising money by preselling distribution rights around the world.

    Prolific director Dino De Laurentiis dies Adam Bernstein 2010

  • According to the latest news on the Subterreanean Press website, our mammoth over 600 pages tribute anthology to Jack Vance, Songs of the Dying Earth, is preselling exceptionally well.

    Vance Book Selling Fast grrm 2009

  • Industry experts say Carolco founders Andrew Vajna and Mario Kassar perfected the art of preselling distribution rights to overseas "territories."

    From Rambo To Riches 2008

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