"pre-order" meaning in English

See pre-order in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pre-order (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of preorder. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: preorder
    Sense id: en-pre-order-en-adj-cV0-3nlL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 34 33

Noun

Forms: pre-orders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pre-order (plural pre-orders)
  1. Alternative form of preorder. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: preorder
    Sense id: en-pre-order-en-noun-cV0-3nlL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 34 33

Verb

Forms: pre-orders [present, singular, third-person], pre-ordering [participle, present], pre-ordered [participle, past], pre-ordered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} pre-order (third-person singular simple present pre-orders, present participle pre-ordering, simple past and past participle pre-ordered)
  1. Alternative form of preorder. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: preorder
    Sense id: en-pre-order-en-verb-cV0-3nlL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 34 33

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