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

SeatGeek has the lowest price on this list, though all three ticket resale sites have numbers within the same range. —Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 Aug. 2025

Reliability and Resale Value: Lexus is known for its constant reliability and strong resale value, which are both very attractive qualities for potential buyers. —Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025

Here’s something most founders don’t realize: a domain is one of the few assets in your startup that retains resale value. —Darpan Munjal, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Here’s how the lowest ticket prices compare on resale sites as of Wednesday: StubHub: $109 SeatGeek: $99 Tickets for Less: $104 When do The Lumineers go on stage? —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025

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