public sale

noun

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There’s no official public sale price for The Breakers since it was purchased by the Preservation Society in 1972 for $365,000. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025 Any public sale likely would be contested by Augusta National, though, leaving the value of any green jacket to escape in question. Larry Holder, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Presale tickets for Frontier Members go live Thursday, July 17, at 2 p.m. local time, with general public sales starting Friday, July 18, at 2 p.m. The tour announcement comes as Lorde enjoys a triumphant chart return with Virgin, her first album since 2021’s Solar Power. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Half of that 20% was put up for public sale while the other half was put into a liquidity pool. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for public sale

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 Aug. 2025.

Legal Definition

public sale

see sale

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