garage sale


garage sale

noun

Definition of GARAGE SALE

: a sale of used household or personal articles (as furniture, tools, or clothing) held on the seller's own premises

Examples of GARAGE SALE

  1. <prior to the move they held a garage sale to clear out all of their unwanted stuff>

First Known Use of GARAGE SALE

1964

Related to GARAGE SALE

Synonyms: yard sale, tag sale
Related Words: jumble sale [British], rummage sale
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