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

The Charter Communications network is made of fiber-optic cables, created from fiberglass and plastic, which deliver faster internet speeds, require less maintenance and don’t have resale value.

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The resale of tickets is illegal in the UK but the same legislation does not apply to companies abroad.

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The star's comments came after some resale tickets for her North American tour were priced at 14 times their original face value.

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The Subaru Crosstrek is a resale value superstar, and could return $6,000 more to your pocket when you sell compared to subcompact SUVs at the bottom of the resale value charts.

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However, Ms Brankin pointed to heavy discounting across car sales forecourts as well as a lower resale value in the second-hand EV market as indicators that the market was "distorted".

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