garage sale

noun

: a sale of used household or personal articles (such as furniture, tools, or clothing) held on the seller's own premises

Synonyms of garage sale

• yard sale
• tag sale

Examples of garage sale in a Sentence

prior to the move they held a garage sale to clear out all of their unwanted stuff

Recent Examples on the Web

For the difficult and dangerous business of selling secrets—the challenge of finding a buyer, the constant fear of getting betrayed or entrapped—BlackNet would do what eBay did for the garage sale. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

The shooter didn't steal anything from the garage sale, creating uncertainty around the motive. — Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

For easier selling, hold a garage sale or list the items on Facebook Marketplace. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

After her release, Loren-Maltese worked at a pizzeria and held a garage sale to help her daughter attend beauty school and to pay back taxes. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for garage sale

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

Kids Definition

garage sale

noun

: a sale of used household or personal items (as furniture or clothing) held at the seller's home