presell en · VERB
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 sell English presell From pre- + sell.
Meanings
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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.
2007 February 4, Jori Finkel, “You’ve Seen the E-Mail, Now Buy the Art”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preselling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| presold | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| presold | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| presells | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |