resale

noun

re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl How to pronounce resale (audio)
(ˌ)rē-ˈsāl
1
: the act of selling again usually to a new party
2
a
: a secondhand sale
b
: an additional sale to the same buyer

Examples of resale in a Sentence

They earned thousands of dollars on resales of the baseball tickets. He buys baseball collectibles and then holds them for resale. The resale price of the car is $8,000.
Recent Examples on the Web Within hours of their launch, the $50 tumblers were selling for $100 or more on resale sites. Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024 The Hawkeyes sold out their season tickets back in August, for the first time ever, but tickets for this game are listed on resale sites for anywhere from $300 to $6,000. Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024 Billions have been invested and lost trying to build resale businesses at a large scale. Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 The annual event is geared toward children 12 years of age and younger and tickets are not available for sale or resale. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024 The fact that most come via the resale market—and have murky provenance as a result—makes Waller even warier. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024 For drivers, hybrids have the feel-good factor of burning less fossil fuel than normal cars—friendlier on the environment and the pocketbook—without the range anxiety, charging issues, and resale value of EVs. Steve Mollman, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024 Founder Sarah Brennan Hughes tapped into this specific market with the launch of the bridal resale platform Rowely. Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2024 Tickets on resale markets went for as high as $400. Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of resale was in 1598

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Cite this Entry

“Resale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resale. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

resale

noun
re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl How to pronounce resale (audio)
(ˈ)rē-ˈsā(ə)l
: the act or an instance of selling again

Legal Definition

resale

noun
: the act or an instance of selling again
specifically : the selling of goods again by the same seller by right and after a breach by the original buyer
a purchaser that buys in good faith at a resale takes the goods free of any rights of the original buyer Uniform Commercial Code
resalable adjective

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