public sale

noun

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Memorabilia for these two modern legends also command quite the price tag, although Ronaldo has curiously lagged in the memorabilia market, perhaps for lack of a defining item coming to public sale. Larry Holder, New York Times, 12 June 2026 Presale tickets are expected to go on sale on Tuesday morning with general public sales beginning later in the day. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026 Banksy makes little from public sales of his works at auction houses, according to previous USA TODAY reporting. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Amid that frenzy, Gala Games sold the initial allotment of 4,661 NFT plots of Legacy land within days of first putting them up for public sale. ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for public sale

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of public sale was in 1641

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“Public sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20sale. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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