Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To announce beforehand.

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  • verb transitive To announce in advance.

Etymologies

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pre- +‎ announce

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Examples

  • GOINGS: We have always said that if we are going to miss our numbers we would preannounce, which is code for we are going to be in the range of what we said.

    unknown title 2009

  • As the quarter draws to a close, companies may start to preannounce negative news, says James Paulsen , chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management, leaving "the second quarter open to disappointment."

    Stocks Fall. Optimism Stands Tall. Jonathan Cheng 2011

  • Czech-Slovak Monetary Union —The lessons for the euro seem to be not to preannounce a breakup, as it will only hasten speculation.

    An EU Currency Breakup Would Be Unlike Any Other Stephen Fidler 2011

  • As the quarter draws to a close, companies may start to preannounce negative news, says James Paulsen , chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management, leaving "the second quarter open to disappointment."

    Stocks Fall. Optimism Stands Tall. Jonathan Cheng 2011

  • Aware that losses on the subprime assets could hit $2 billion, Citi decided to preannounce its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 1, the SEC said.

    Citi Pays for Subprime Feint 2010

  • To be sure, the stress test results will not be released until late Thursday, but Washington policy makers are apparently using the cover of anonymous sourcing to preannounce the news.

    A Bearish Option Trade at SunTrust 2009

  • "Normally this doesn't happen until later in the quarter -- for them to preannounce this kind of downside means it's bad, and to preannounce in November means it's really bad," says Mr. Snyder, who owns shares of Nokia.

    For the Mobile-Phone Industry, 2008

  • Our policy is not to preannounce these purchases, but to report them at the close of the quarter.

    unknown title 2011

  • So we certainly are engaged in discussion with Microsoft, but we don't preannounce products in that space.

    unknown title 2011

  • I don't think it's fair for us to preannounce anything on their behalf but they've become an adopter and they're molded to specification, and so it stands to reason that within some period of time after becoming an adopter that they'll be launching a product.

    unknown title 2011

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