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

While each Slam's ticket sales operates differently, Nicolas Pereira, a former pro who's an ATP Council committee member and analyst on Tennis Channel, says that resale tickets are especially expensive in New York, suggesting fans only purchase through the official site. —Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

One of the most affordable matches currently available is Saudi Arabia versus Cape Verde in Houston, where resale tickets have been available from around £96. —Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

But do the ticket prices for the Finals—the resale market is averaging around $6,000 for one seat—cause you any pain? —Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026

Some of the most expensive resale seats available for the match reached over a whopping $14,000 at the same time. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 1 June 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