resale

[ree-seyl, ree-seyl]

noun

1. the act of selling a second time.

2. the act of selling something secondhand.

adjective

1. used; secondhand.

   a rack of resale clothing.

resale

/ riːˈseɪl, ˈriːˌseɪl /

noun

1. the selling again of something purchased

Other Word Forms

• resalable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resale¹

First recorded in 1615–25; re- + sale

Example Sentences

Others know exactly which one they want, and are willing to pay markups of up to three times retail on eBay or other resale sites.

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Victims were told by Watkin he had contacts that could give access to the handbags and they could split the profits on resale.

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It found that thousands of supporters of the Swedish side had bought tickets from touts or resale websites, leading to issues of overcrowding as well as an inadequate response from police and stewards.

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Second to the United States, the largest resale of Super Bowl tickets on StubHub were purchased by fans in Mexico.

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Attendees paid up to hundreds or thousands of dollars on the resale market for tickets to attend the event, part of a multi-city book tour that began last week in New York City.

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