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

Several fans told The Athletic, and hundreds have complained online, that FIFA has not paid them the money they’re owed months after their tickets were purchased by other fans on FIFA’s resale platform. —Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Sterling silver, solid gold, and pieces with genuine stones, especially if they're signed or have a designer hallmark, can carry significant resale value. —Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026

McClendon recommends including a home warranty for every resale (a property or home previously lived in) transaction. —Sharon Wu, USA Today, 8 May 2026

Consistent documentation of what was found and what was applied, useful for future property maintenance and potential resale value. —Kody Boye, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 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