Presell

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 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

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"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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