resale

noun

re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl  (ˌ)rē-ˈsāl 

1

: the act of selling again usually to a new party

2

a

: a secondhand sale

b

: an additional sale to the same buyer

Examples of resale in a Sentence

They earned thousands of dollars on resales of the baseball tickets.

He buys baseball collectibles and then holds them for resale.

The resale price of the car is $8,000.

Recent Examples on the Web

Delevingne highlights the collection’s use of organic cotton and recycled fibers and how the garments are designed for resale and recycling in the campaign video. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

The club will continue to manage the direct sale and resale of Manchester City tickets, with SeatGeek providing the technology. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Another advantage of resale houses is that buyers can typically move in sooner. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Stevie Wonder's two December shows at Detroit's Fox Theatre are sold out and on the resale market, with some tickets now being listed for thousands of dollars. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resale

• airmail
• assail
• avail
• bewail
• blackmail
• cattail
• cocktail
• curtail
• derail
• detail
• dovetail
• email

Kids Definition

resale

noun

re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl 

(ˈ)rē-ˈsā(ə)l

: the act or an instance of selling again

Legal Definition

resale

noun

re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl, ˌrē-ˈsāl 

: the act or an instance of selling again

specifically : the selling of goods again by the same seller by right and after a breach by the original buyer

a purchaser that buys in good faith at a resale takes the goods free of any rights of the original buyer

—Uniform Commercial Code

resalable

ˌrē-ˈsā-lə-bəl 

adjective