clearance sale
noun
: a sale in which prices are lowered in order to sell things quickly and make room for new items
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Wayfair's Labor Day clearance sale is running now through September 2nd.
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Christopher Murray
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While not a clearance sale, the current market offers buyers more time to consider options and negotiate.
—Jennifer Horton, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
In the last two weeks of July there’ll be a final clearance sale with hundreds of LPs, cassettes and CDs being unloaded for $1 apiece, while some of the stock will be retained to be sold through Discogs.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
Granted, there’s only one size left, but those are the kinds of deals on offer in Competitive Cyclist’s road bike clearance sale.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
The Ugg men’s clearance sale includes up to 40% off styles such as the Emmett Duck Boot and this cozy Janson UggFluff Novelty Jacket.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2025
The campaign, aimed at attracting Australian visitors to its islands, was called 'Everyone Must Go,' but it was derided for sounding like a clearance sale and because there have been, as The Guardian says, lots of job cuts in the public sector and record numbers of people moving away.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Critics disagreed, saying the slogan sounded like New Zealand was advertising a clearance sale.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
While not a clearance sale, the current market offers buyers more time to consider options and negotiate.
—Jennifer Horton, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
In the last two weeks of July there’ll be a final clearance sale with hundreds of LPs, cassettes and CDs being unloaded for $1 apiece, while some of the stock will be retained to be sold through Discogs.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
Granted, there’s only one size left, but those are the kinds of deals on offer in Competitive Cyclist’s road bike clearance sale.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
The Ugg men’s clearance sale includes up to 40% off styles such as the Emmett Duck Boot and this cozy Janson UggFluff Novelty Jacket.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2025
The campaign, aimed at attracting Australian visitors to its islands, was called 'Everyone Must Go,' but it was derided for sounding like a clearance sale and because there have been, as The Guardian says, lots of job cuts in the public sector and record numbers of people moving away.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Critics disagreed, saying the slogan sounded like New Zealand was advertising a clearance sale.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Clearance sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearance%20sale. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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