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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So while many offerings on Depop and similar resale platforms are marked appropriately according to shoppers, if the demand for a product is there, prices will inevitably rise.
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Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Your home’s location is a crucial part of the purchase equation, affecting resale value, daily life, and safety.
—Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
That would outpace the overall retail market, with resale potentially accounting for 8% of total retail by 2029, according to a 2024 report by OfferUp, an online marketplace for buying and selling new and used items.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
In the United Kingdom, event promoters and the artists themselves have the right to remove resale listings.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Your home’s location is a crucial part of the purchase equation, affecting resale value, daily life, and safety.
—Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
That would outpace the overall retail market, with resale potentially accounting for 8% of total retail by 2029, according to a 2024 report by OfferUp, an online marketplace for buying and selling new and used items.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
In the United Kingdom, event promoters and the artists themselves have the right to remove resale listings.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resale
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“Resale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resale. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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resale
noun
re·sale
ˈrē-ˌsāl 
(ˈ)rē-ˈsā(ə)l
: the act or an instance of selling again
Legal Definition
resale
noun
re·sale
ˈrē-ˌsāl, ˌrē-ˈsāl
: 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
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