: 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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Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
Not surprisingly, high-rises are being unloaded at fire-sale prices or heading to foreclosure.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Many teams that are on the verge of selling veteran talent at the deadline are still in the mix for the playoffs, but a bad couple of weeks could lead to many fire sales.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Adjective
Williams sprung the movie from IP jail through a fire-sale purchase of a tranche of Weinstein’s most infamous and treasured films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
Not surprisingly, high-rises are being unloaded at fire-sale prices or heading to foreclosure.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
After the fire sale at the trade deadline, the B’s go into Friday with the No. 7 overall pick and two second-rounders this year, as well as two first-rounders in 2026 and 2027.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Many teams that are on the verge of selling veteran talent at the deadline are still in the mix for the playoffs, but a bad couple of weeks could lead to many fire sales.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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“Fire-sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire-sale. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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