fire-sale

1 of 2

adjective

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌsāl 

: heavily discounted

fire-sale prices

fire sale

2 of 2

noun

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The path to Ji Moon’s safety turns slippery just as Vega’s fire-sale plan becomes clearer. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026

With BuzzFeed, Allen was jumping on a fire-sale opportunity in the hopes of turning it into something bigger. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026

Noun

If that insane offer doesn’t plug the leak, the fire sale begins. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Jefferson Rojas and Billy Amick, two of the prospects acquired by the Mets during their trade-deadline fire sale, are off to torrid starts with the organization. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fire-sale

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale

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