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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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With no money left to import goods and resell them at around a tenth of their market value, the bodegas are being replaced with grocery stores that charge close to market prices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Rush fabricated a highly classified program to justify the acquisition of luxury real estate in South Florida, which he then intended to resell for personal profit," the court filing laying out the deal states.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

He browsed for clothes and furniture at the Goodwill, looking for items he could resell, and found nothing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Over three years she has spent around $120,000, she said, mostly on clothing and shoes, often with the intent to resell items for profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

People would build a kiosk in their garage, buy wholesale bread and eggs, and then resell them piecemeal.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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