Presell
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To sell or obtain commitments to buy in advance of a formal offer to sell.
"The Chicago dealer Kavi Gupta has presold — in large part through JPEGs — his current exhibition of paintings by Claire Sherman, a 2005 graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago."
Example
More examples"The Chicago dealer Kavi Gupta has presold — in large part through JPEGs — his current exhibition of paintings by Claire Sherman, a 2005 graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago."
Etymology
From pre- + sell.
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