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presale

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: P R IY1 S EY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The sale of something privately, before it is available to the public

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The sale of a property before it is built

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English sale English presale From pre- + sale.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: prevenda — sale of something before it is available to the public
  • French: prévente — sale of something before it is available to the public
  • German: Vorverkauf — sale of something before it is available to the public
  • German: Vorabverkauf — sale of something before it is available to the public
  • Polish: przedsprzedaż — sale of something before it is available to the public
  • Spanish: preventa — sale of something before it is available to the public
  • Turkish: alivre — sale of something before it is available to the public
  • Welsh: rhagwerthiad — sale of something before it is available to the public