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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Abercrombie’s clearance sale may very well wrap up soon considering how many items are already out of stock.
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Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 17 July 2024
For many luxury brands, this year’s 618 felt like a big clearance sale, which was far from ideal.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 June 2024
The countdown to closing had begun with a clearance sale, and the store was mobbed.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
These best-selling Ugg boots are at their lowest price in 30 days at Zappos’ winter clearance sale right now.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
The Series 8 in all styles is increasingly hard to find brand new, so this is a rare clearance sale.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2024
Money, once in her possession, doesn’t stay there long, especially if there’s a clearance sale at Chico’s, a nearby casino or a questionably reliable friend of a sketchy cousin who has a timeshare in Puerto Vallarta.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
No matter your style, there are tons of Fall basics available at this J.Crew clearance sale.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
Eight stores remain open in Massachusetts with an ongoing clearance sale, according to the Christmas Tree Shops website, in Avon, Foxboro, Holyoke, Hyannis, Lynnfield, North Attleboro, Shrewsbury, and Somerville.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 17 July 2024
For many luxury brands, this year’s 618 felt like a big clearance sale, which was far from ideal.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 June 2024
The countdown to closing had begun with a clearance sale, and the store was mobbed.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
These best-selling Ugg boots are at their lowest price in 30 days at Zappos’ winter clearance sale right now.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
The Series 8 in all styles is increasingly hard to find brand new, so this is a rare clearance sale.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2024
Money, once in her possession, doesn’t stay there long, especially if there’s a clearance sale at Chico’s, a nearby casino or a questionably reliable friend of a sketchy cousin who has a timeshare in Puerto Vallarta.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
No matter your style, there are tons of Fall basics available at this J.Crew clearance sale.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
Eight stores remain open in Massachusetts with an ongoing clearance sale, according to the Christmas Tree Shops website, in Avon, Foxboro, Holyoke, Hyannis, Lynnfield, North Attleboro, Shrewsbury, and Somerville.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Clearance sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearance%20sale. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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