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resell

British  
/ riːˈsɛl /

verb

  1. to sell (something) one has previously bought; sell on

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Amazon said buying products on its platform to resell them is against the terms of its Prime service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

“But they sent me a completely different seat in the middle of the section, and when I reached out they told me my only recourse was to resell the tickets or keep them.”

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

The changes are aimed at reducing long waiting lists of up to six months, and preventing slots from being bulk-bought by bots and firms who resell them to learner drivers at inflated prices.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid recently pleaded with Philadelphia residents not to resell their tickets.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

I have nothing to sell, no money to buy something to resell, and we can’t even go to Emilika, because she’s with her mother in Kraków.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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