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

The fear was that the insiders, who’d been stuck with up to millions in SpaceX stock, would rush to dump it all in a fire sale. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

In the back half of the show, the guys discuss the mood of the Orioles’ clubhouse following their trade deadline fire sale and take a look at the three players Baltimore acquired at the deadline amid its flurry of moves. — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 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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