resell
verb
re·sell
(ˌ)rē-ˈsel 
resold
(ˌ)rē-ˈsōld
; reselling
; reselling
: to sell (something) again
He bought the house with plans to fix it up and resell it.
reseller
noun
plural resellers
book/computer/ticket resellers
a value-added reseller
now available for purchase through authorized resellers
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Silver Flatware Authentic silver flatware is worth holding onto or reselling, not tossing into the donation bin.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
It's alleged that Rates managed the thefts, directing others to steal the sports cards from local stores, including Target, paying them in cash, and collecting the merchandise to resell.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Stewart worries that the listings risk running afoul of copyright on product photos, or of agreements with her own suppliers — themselves mostly independent brands — that prohibit reselling products on Amazon.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The cemetery was at the center of a major scandal in when it was uncovered in 2009 that cemetery workers had been illegally digging up and moving bodies to resell the plots.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
It's alleged that Rates managed the thefts, directing others to steal the sports cards from local stores, including Target, paying them in cash, and collecting the merchandise to resell.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Stewart worries that the listings risk running afoul of copyright on product photos, or of agreements with her own suppliers — themselves mostly independent brands — that prohibit reselling products on Amazon.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The cemetery was at the center of a major scandal in when it was uncovered in 2009 that cemetery workers had been illegally digging up and moving bodies to resell the plots.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Resell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resell. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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