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preannounce

preannounce verb: to announce in advance.

Verb

preannounce (third-person singular simple present preannounces, present participle preannouncing, simple past and past participle preannounced)

  1. (transitive) To announce in advance.
    • The company preannounced the impending takeover.
    • Those responsible for preannouncing the Internet's hot new ideas are pushing Push with a ferocious unanimity.1997 March 23, James Gleick, “Pushy, Pushy”, in The New York Times Magazine
    Synonyms:
    foreannounce

Examples of preannounce in a sentence

  • No one can remember, for example, the last time Alcoa preannounced their earnings.2000 October 1, Kenneth N. Gilpin, “MARKET INSIGHT; Openness Can Be A Two-Way Street”, in The New York Times:
  • The decision to preannounce an unproven technology was an uncharacteristic one for Intel, said G.2004 November 29, John Markoff, “The Disco Ball of Failed Hopes and Other Tales From Inside Intel”, in The New York Times:
  • And at least one study has found that when management preannounces a deal it results in lower premiums presumably because it scares off other bidders.2013 February 5, Steven Davidoff Solomon, “Reasons to Be Suspicious of Buyouts Led by Management”, in The New York Times:

Synonyms of preannounce

Forms of preannounce

third-person singular presentpreannounces
present participlepreannouncing
past participlepreannounced
pastpreannounced
alternative formpre-announce

Origin of preannounce

From pre- + announce.

Words formed from preannounce

Questions about preannounce

What does preannounce mean?
Preannounce means to announce in advance.
How do you use preannounce in a sentence?
No one can remember, for example, the last time Alcoa preannounced their earnings.
What part of speech is preannounce?
Preannounce is a verb.
What is the past tense of preannounce?
The past tense of preannounce is preannounced.

Words near preannounce in the dictionary

  1. preanhepatic
  2. preanimism
  3. preanneal
  4. preannealed
  5. preannotated
  6. preannounce
  7. preannounced
  8. preannouncement
  9. preannouncements
  10. preannouncer
  11. preannouncers

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