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

The report also included five key trends driving the resale space and shows how fashion is being reshaped by the market. —Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 1 May 2025

Pit tickets will be will-call only to deter resale (except where prohibited by state law). —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2025

Whether that’s through robust resale ecosystems, lifetime service guarantees, or richer brand narratives grounded in history and meaning, the message is the same: luxury must work harder to earn its place in consumers’ lives — and wallets. —Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

The other defendants are suspected of providing information about Kardashian’s presence in the apartment or accused of playing a role in the resale of the jewelry in Antwerp, Belgium. —Nicolas Vaux-Montagny and Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 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