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preorder

English translation: order something in advance to pick up later

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English term or phrase:preorder
Selected answer:order something in advance to pick up later
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

00:46 Nov 16, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
English term or phrase: preorder
referring to products someone purchases online or by phone and will pick up at a will call window
Josefinabar
United States
order something in advance to pick up later
Explanation:
People usually preorder something before it is actually ready and available in order to be certain they will get it in case it's so popular it will sell out immediately upon availability. New iPhones or other technology is ofen preordered by those who want to ensure they are in the first wave of purchasers.
(In a different context for food/drink items it's necessary to preorder so that exact quantities required will be supplied so there is no waste but that isn't the case here.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-order
You don't say what these products are but they are to be preordered and then picked up when available/ready
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 21:41
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +3order something in advance to pick up later
Yvonne Gallagher
5 +1Предварительный заказ
Elena Kharitonova


Discussion entries: 3





  

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Предварительный заказ


Explanation:
"Предварительный заказ" or "предзаказ"
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Предварительный_заказ

Example sentence(s):
  • Предварительный заказ или предзаказ (англ. Pre-order) — изъявление потребителем намерения приобрести тот или иной товар (работу, услугу). Предв�
Elena Kharitonova
Russian Federation
Local time: 00:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  lorenab23: asker is looking for English <> English
0 min
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neutral  writeaway: English to English translations. you have the option to hide your answer (click on the x )
3 hrs
agree  acetran
6 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
order something in advance to pick up later


Explanation:
People usually preorder something before it is actually ready and available in order to be certain they will get it in case it's so popular it will sell out immediately upon availability. New iPhones or other technology is ofen preordered by those who want to ensure they are in the first wave of purchasers.
(In a different context for food/drink items it's necessary to preorder so that exact quantities required will be supplied so there is no waste but that isn't the case here.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-order
You don't say what these products are but they are to be preordered and then picked up when available/ready

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 21:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Often refers to ordering a book before it is published.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks:-)
agree  writeaway: can refer to any product before it is actually put on the market. People even pre-order smartphones in Belgium. go figure
5 hrs
  -> Thanks yes, especially Apple products...
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