Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presale

/pɹˈisˌeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
pre-sale
IPA
/pɹˈisˌeɪl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

The sale of a property before it is built

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.

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Questions

How do you pronounce presale?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈisˌeɪl/.
What does presale mean?
The sale of something privately, before it is available to the public
Where does presale come from?
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.

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