resell
verb
re·sell
(ˌ)rē-ˈsel 
resold
(ˌ)rē-ˈsōld
; reselling
; reselling
: to sell (something) again
He bought the house with plans to fix it up and resell it.
reseller
noun
plural resellers
book/computer/ticket resellers
a value-added reseller
now available for purchase through authorized resellers
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January is when many of these companies organize, repackage and resell their datasets.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The story discovered that Joe was reselling shoes that were being purchased, in some cases, according to Bloomberg Businessweek, with his mother’s corporate card.
—Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
There are options for unwanted gifts — returns, exchanging, reselling or regifting.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Dec. 2025
China, India, and Turkey have together purchased close to $400 billion in Russian oil since 2023, sometimes to consume it, sometimes to resell it at a markup.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The story discovered that Joe was reselling shoes that were being purchased, in some cases, according to Bloomberg Businessweek, with his mother’s corporate card.
—Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
There are options for unwanted gifts — returns, exchanging, reselling or regifting.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Dec. 2025
China, India, and Turkey have together purchased close to $400 billion in Russian oil since 2023, sometimes to consume it, sometimes to resell it at a markup.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resell
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“Resell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resell. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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