: heavily discounted
fire-sale prices
: a sale of merchandise damaged in a fire
also
: a sale at very low prices
Examples of fire-sale in a Sentence
Noun
The company is having a fire sale of its old office equipment.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Though the acquisition of Premiere — done in large part because the parent company owns all the other international editions of Premiere — was costly, most Hachette buys are at fire-sale prices.
—Rebecca Mead, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2026
Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
The new Chicago Bulls played well for three quarters Saturday in their first game at the United Center since Thursday’s trade-deadline fire sale.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
That shows there are alternatives to a fire-sale auction which would allow governments to collect what they’re owed, and homeowners to keep most of the home’s value, AARP argued.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Though the acquisition of Premiere — done in large part because the parent company owns all the other international editions of Premiere — was costly, most Hachette buys are at fire-sale prices.
—Rebecca Mead, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
Wasserman acquired its music operations in 2021 when Paradigm talent agency went through a fire sale process.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
The new Chicago Bulls played well for three quarters Saturday in their first game at the United Center since Thursday’s trade-deadline fire sale.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Fire-sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire-sale. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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