# pre-order

> an order placed for an item which has not yet been released; allow consumers to guarantee immediate shipment, manufacturers can gauge how much demand there will be and hence the size of initial production runs, sellers can be assured of minimum sales

**Wikidata**: [Q4376555](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4376555)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-order)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pre-order


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013