preorder
verb
pre·or·der
ˌprē-ˈȯr-dər 
variants
or pre-order
preordered or pre-ordered; preordering or pre-ordering
: to order (something) in advance : to request to purchase (something) before it is available for sale
preorder an upcoming new release
You can preorder online.
preorder
noun
or pre-order
plural preorders or pre-orders
The book is now available for preorder.
They're already taking preorders.
Examples of preorder in a Sentence
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Night People: How to Be a DJ in ’90s New York City is available to preorder now, wherever books are sold.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The soundtrack — out the following day, April 18, and available to preorder now — serves as a companion album to that film, featuring 11 songs from Young’s songbook stripped down to vocals, piano, and guitar.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
The individual modules and the new Framework Laptop 13 itself is available to preorder right now, and begins shipping in April.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: Apple's iPhone 16e is available to preorder this Friday starting at $599 — a price hike from the iPhone SE, which launched at $429 a few years ago.
—Angrej Singh, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The soundtrack — out the following day, April 18, and available to preorder now — serves as a companion album to that film, featuring 11 songs from Young’s songbook stripped down to vocals, piano, and guitar.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
The individual modules and the new Framework Laptop 13 itself is available to preorder right now, and begins shipping in April.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: Apple's iPhone 16e is available to preorder this Friday starting at $599 — a price hike from the iPhone SE, which launched at $429 a few years ago.
—Angrej Singh, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for preorder
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“Preorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preorder. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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