public sale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of public sale
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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And issuers and their affiliates will be limited from selling any tokens—either privately or on exchanges—for six months after the public sale on Coinbase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
The firm has since spent millions on renovations, “exactly as intended by Merced County when the property was sold in an open and public sale process,” company attorney Richard Marchini said in a written statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024
The company announced a proposed public sale of $200 million of its Class A common stock.
From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023
But I think the risk to people, particularly emergency service workers, is such that... the public sale of fireworks needs to be reconsidered.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023
At the commencement of the present reign, these districts were put up for public sale, in order to supply the deficiency in the Imperial treasury.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Huc, Evariste Regis
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