: 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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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2026
The patients the campaign would help came from a wide pool of people in need — with debt resold at a fire-sale price.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
That left Falvey with few appealing options to improve a 92-loss team that needs all kinds of help following last year’s trade-deadline fire sale and second-half ineptitude.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Today, there’s no chance of scooping up a 964 at what used to be fire-sale prices.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2026
The patients the campaign would help came from a wide pool of people in need — with debt resold at a fire-sale price.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
That turned the deadline into a fire sale as the Bulls succeeded in moving every expiring contract except that of Zach Collins, who was essentially off the market because of lingering injuries.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
That left Falvey with few appealing options to improve a 92-loss team that needs all kinds of help following last year’s trade-deadline fire sale and second-half ineptitude.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Fire-sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire-sale. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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