distress sale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of distress sale
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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In other words, it would be akin to a distress sale, a further blow for ByteDance's bottom line.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024
Lopez bought three in a distress sale for $60,000.
From Forbes • Jun. 17, 2015
Experts estimate that the distress sale gave People a cash transfusion good for perhaps several months of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
The daily was in an almost comic mess?creditors swarming, funds attached, payroll delayed, newsprint delivered only for hard cash, and negotiations begun for a distress sale.
From Time Magazine Archive
Obviously the victim of a distress sale, the entire 63 acres with practice golf course is a mere $1,500,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
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