fire-sale

1 of 2

adjective

: 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 building had been on the market since November with an asking price of $925,000, a fire-sale price for a building likely to cost millions to bring to code. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024 The box office is down 26% from 2023, and media conglomerates like Paramount Global are being offered up for fire-sale prices. Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 June 2024
Noun
The team’s dismal 1-6 start has already led to speculation on whether the team would consider trading some of its more expensive players in preparation for an extensive fire sale, and perhaps collecting draft picks for next year’s NFL Draft. Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Matches’ sudden demise, the unpaid orders, and the administrators’ fire sale of inventory was — and continues to be — a shocker for the industry. Samantha Conti, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for fire-sale 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire-sale was in 1830

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“Fire-sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire-sale. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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