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
Examples of resell in a Sentence
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The rule makes clear there are instances when a license is not needed, such people who occasionally resell firearms to a family member or liquidate their personal collection.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Apr. 2024
Greedy merchants, corrupt Hamas officials, and criminal enterprises regularly seize aid meant to be distributed for free and resell it at highly inflated prices.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
The fraudsters typically export the electronics back to China to resell them, according to Vollenweider.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2024
Recent new Stanley launches have triggered stampedes in stores, website crashes, bots and bad actors scooping up products just to resell them for a hefty profit at the expense of true fans who then can’t get their hands on one.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
The schools then may resell those tickets at a suggested price of $22 as a fund-raiser.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
But a limited number may have been available for pre-order, meaning someone in Trump’s circle or an influencer tasked with promoting the shoes may be turning around and reselling it for a profit.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
Fans who buy tickets for the Love Earth Tour through Ticketmaster and can't attend can resell their tickets at the original price using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2024
The restaurant’s maître d’, Isabella Pisacane, who manages reservations, has seen every play in the book, from services reselling reservations to a user booking a rare table for six people—then showing up as a party of two.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 29 Feb. 2024
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Apr. 2024
Greedy merchants, corrupt Hamas officials, and criminal enterprises regularly seize aid meant to be distributed for free and resell it at highly inflated prices.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
The fraudsters typically export the electronics back to China to resell them, according to Vollenweider.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2024
Recent new Stanley launches have triggered stampedes in stores, website crashes, bots and bad actors scooping up products just to resell them for a hefty profit at the expense of true fans who then can’t get their hands on one.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
The schools then may resell those tickets at a suggested price of $22 as a fund-raiser.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
But a limited number may have been available for pre-order, meaning someone in Trump’s circle or an influencer tasked with promoting the shoes may be turning around and reselling it for a profit.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
Fans who buy tickets for the Love Earth Tour through Ticketmaster and can't attend can resell their tickets at the original price using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2024
The restaurant’s maître d’, Isabella Pisacane, who manages reservations, has seen every play in the book, from services reselling reservations to a user booking a rare table for six people—then showing up as a party of two.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Resell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resell. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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