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
Many of the ugly-shoe brand’s other limited-edition collaborations are sold out, but Crocs superfans can still find them at third-party resale and online designer consignment platforms such as StockX (which already has the Simone Rocha x Crocs collection going for $295-$1,000).
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Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
When Swift performed in Tampa earlier this year, resale tickets started at $315, and the most expensive resale ticket on StubHub was listed for $35,000, WFLA-Channel 8 in Tampa reported.
—Natalie La Roche Pietri and, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
The approval has already increased the resale value of the Doral holdings for the Trump family, even if the hotel itself has a relatively low occupancy.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The average fan could expect to pay around $400 to $550, Billboard reported, with resale tickets for her Houston show going for as low as $279.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
This is the first test of the resale price of the Cyberbeast variant, as Cybertruck sales cool.
—Hannah Elliott, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
The sheer amount of fine wine that is constantly available on the resale and auction market is testament to the idea that, to some people, wine is just another commodity in which to invest and then unload when the time is right.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2024
Now would-be Birkin buyers are turning to the resale market — and pushing up prices in the process.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
While that generally portends well for those seeking relief from high new-car costs, some models that manage to hold onto their resale values the most tenaciously may not offer significant savings over buying a factory-fresh edition.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
When Swift performed in Tampa earlier this year, resale tickets started at $315, and the most expensive resale ticket on StubHub was listed for $35,000, WFLA-Channel 8 in Tampa reported.
—Natalie La Roche Pietri and, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
The approval has already increased the resale value of the Doral holdings for the Trump family, even if the hotel itself has a relatively low occupancy.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The average fan could expect to pay around $400 to $550, Billboard reported, with resale tickets for her Houston show going for as low as $279.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
This is the first test of the resale price of the Cyberbeast variant, as Cybertruck sales cool.
—Hannah Elliott, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
The sheer amount of fine wine that is constantly available on the resale and auction market is testament to the idea that, to some people, wine is just another commodity in which to invest and then unload when the time is right.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2024
Now would-be Birkin buyers are turning to the resale market — and pushing up prices in the process.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
While that generally portends well for those seeking relief from high new-car costs, some models that manage to hold onto their resale values the most tenaciously may not offer significant savings over buying a factory-fresh edition.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Resale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resale. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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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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