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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On Friday morning, StubHub offered them for resale, starting at $168. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 That leaves most fans choosing between full price and the resale market. — James Laforge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 On ticket resale sites, the cheapest seats are going for a minimum of about $1,000 on Thursday afternoon, which might be too steep for Johnson. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Beni is not only changing how consumers discover resale fashion apparel, footwear and accessories, but the app is also changing how shoppers buy products. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 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

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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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