resale

noun

re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl How to pronounce resale (audio) (ˌ)rē-ˈsāl How to pronounce resale (audio)
1
: the act of selling again usually to a new party
2
a
: a secondhand sale
b
: an additional sale to the same buyer

Examples of resale in a Sentence

They earned thousands of dollars on resales of the baseball tickets. He buys baseball collectibles and then holds them for resale. The resale price of the car is $8,000.
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At the same time, waste is still piling up and resale’s environmental footprint is rising. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 The majority of brands score below 3 in repair, resale, and particularly in rental. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Tickets are priced at tiers that smell extortionate, and are won by either facing off with bots or succumbing to the—actually extortionate—resale market. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 For the distribution activity to qualify, the customer generally needs to resell the goods or process or alter them for subsequent sale or resale. — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resale

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of resale was in 1598

Rhymes for resale

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“Resale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resale. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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resale

noun
re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl How to pronounce resale (audio)
(ˈ)rē-ˈsā(ə)l
: the act or an instance of selling again

Legal Definition

resale

noun
re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl, ˌrē-ˈsāl How to pronounce resale (audio)
: the act or an instance of selling again
specifically : the selling of goods again by the same seller by right and after a breach by the original buyer
a purchaser that buys in good faith at a resale takes the goods free of any rights of the original buyer —Uniform Commercial Code
resalable
ˌrē-ˈsā-lə-bəl How to pronounce resale (audio)
adjective
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