advance purchase; buying in advance; preemption
Refers to buying something ahead of time, often to secure it before others or before a price increase. Can be used in contexts like ticket sales, limited items, or speculative buying.
I bought the popular new game in advance.
If you buy in advance, you don't have to worry about price increases.
Standard kanji spelling.
Abbreviated spelling, less common but still used.
Compound of 先 (saki, 'ahead, before') and 買い (kai, 'buying'), the nominalized form of 買う (kau, 'to buy').