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 For them, charging time and inadequate charging infrastructure loom large, in addition to repair costs and resale value. Steve Mollman, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024 The leather jacket, which features a roaring panther motif, originally retailed for over $11,000, but now fetches a resale value of around $16,000. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024 Byron Lars Coco Barbie (2007): With a resale value of up to $1,101, the 2007 release is distinguished by her white puffer vest, lace skirt and bright pink gloves. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2024 An economist can determine that by looking at resale value. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024 The question is: Will homeowners continue to limit progress by keeping their homes off the resale market? Of homeowners with mortgages, almost half have home loans with rates of 3.5% or lower, according to data compiled by the Urban Institute, an economic policy think tank. Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2024 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

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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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“Resale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resale. Accessed 28 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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