resale
noun
re·sale
ˈrē-ˌsāl 
(ˌ)rē-ˈsāl
(ˌ)rē-ˈsāl
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Live Nation also dominates the secondary ticket market by restricting sales to Ticketmaster’s resale platform.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 May 2026
This creates a supply crunch that pushes people to buying cards at a higher resale price, the University of Sunderland’s Farnsworth said.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Back in February, the resale platform released trend predictions based on what users were actually buying.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The white satin iteration of the sandal is available on fashion resale sites starting at around $1,465.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 May 2026
This creates a supply crunch that pushes people to buying cards at a higher resale price, the University of Sunderland’s Farnsworth said.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Back in February, the resale platform released trend predictions based on what users were actually buying.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The white satin iteration of the sandal is available on fashion resale sites starting at around $1,465.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
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 29 May. 2026.
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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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