pre-order
Buy before release
Pre-order means to order something before it becomes available for general purchase or release.
The term applies especially to books, video games, and other media: I pre-ordered the album so it would arrive on release day.
Pre-orders let buyers secure items in advance, sometimes with bonuses or guaranteed delivery.
As a noun, a pre-order is such an advance purchase.
Advance arrangement secured
- queueOrdered waiting line
- spotMark or location
- allocationDistribution of shares
- holdMaintain in grasp
secured · slot · waitlist · inventory · stock · availability · reserve · claim
Binding promise given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
- backerFinancial supporter
- supporterOne who backs another
patron · funding · goal · campaign · tier · reward · promise · guarantee
Place for safekeeping
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- checkoutPayment completion process
- cartVehicle for hauling
ecommerce · retail · shopping · buying · merchandise · product · vendor · storefront
booking
Advance arrangement secured
- queueOrdered waiting line
- spotMark or location
- allocationDistribution of shares
hold · secured · slot · waitlist · inventory · stock · availability · reserve · claim · lock-in
pledge
Binding promise given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
- backerFinancial supporter
supporter · patron · funding · goal · campaign · tier · reward · promise · guarantee · assurance
deposit
Place for safekeeping
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- checkoutPayment completion process
cart · ecommerce · retail · shopping · buying · merchandise · product · vendor · storefront · pricing
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
hype · announcement · reveal · trailer · teaser · wishlist · notification · alert · reminder · drop
bonus
Reward beyond expectation
- music storesrecord store, music shop, guitar shop, vinyl shop, Tower Records
- e-commercecheckout, shopping cart, online shopping, cart, online retail
- online shoppingAmazon, cart, checkout, e-commerce, Walmart
- fan eventsfan conventions, fan fest, meet and greets, fan meetups, fan meetup
- holiday prepadvent, gifts, decorating, shopping, countdown
- music promotionpress release, press kit, publicist, publicity, radio play
order, ordered, disorder, orders, orderly, ordering, reorder, reordering, reordered