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

Their coach Ruben Amorim’s preference for a new goalkeeper was Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez, even if ultimately the club settled on Antwerp’s Senne Lammens, who represented a long-term option with the promise of resale value. —Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

Though these classics are holding strong, vintage bag styles from the 2000s and 2010s are gaining buzz and resale value. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025

Here, a peek through resale’s lens on fashion. —Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025

This initiative aims to safeguard fans against invalid or unauthorized resale and is available to fans subject to federal and local regulations. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 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