resale
noun
re·sale
ˈrē-ˌsāl 
(ˌ)rē-ˈsāl
(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
Ticketmaster was the first ticketing service to offer a Face Value Exchange in 2019 and continues to offer artists the right to cap resale prices prior to going on sale.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
The post also detailed Ticketmaster’s analysis of The Art of Loving resale prevalence and how the refund process would work for those who were upsold.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2025
What To Know Dean first shared her outrage at the spike in resale ticket prices following the general sale for her North America tour, which saw nosebleeds initially sold for $100 double in price within hours, and almost a week later, selling on some platforms for almost $300.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
But now East Bay police are also investigating Chapina-Gonzalez and others for alleged involvement in a large auto theft ring targeting high-end cars for resale.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
The post also detailed Ticketmaster’s analysis of The Art of Loving resale prevalence and how the refund process would work for those who were upsold.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2025
What To Know Dean first shared her outrage at the spike in resale ticket prices following the general sale for her North America tour, which saw nosebleeds initially sold for $100 double in price within hours, and almost a week later, selling on some platforms for almost $300.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
But now East Bay police are also investigating Chapina-Gonzalez and others for alleged involvement in a large auto theft ring targeting high-end cars for resale.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resale
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“Resale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resale. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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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
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