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distress sale

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noun

  1. a sale held for the purpose of raising money to meet emergency expenses and usually offering goods at a substantial discount for the payment of cash.

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

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

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

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