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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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Those consumers drifted toward smaller brands that lease and resell the big carriers’ networks, like US Mobile and Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile, said Kutgun Maral, a managing director at Evercore ISI.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 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

Did she assume I knew all along that she intended to resell them?

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

Avoid using a resell or alternative ticketing site that you’re unfamiliar with as it could be a scam.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

But a broken watch won’t fetch much coin, and anyway this watch is so nice that I’d rather not resell it.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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